Cape Verde Swamp Warbler

Acrocephalus brevipennis

Medium-sized warbler with a long bill, short wings, and a long tail, endemic to the Cape Verde Islands. Rather grayish above with a gray-brown wash below. Breeds primarily in reedbeds, but has also adapted to sugar and coffee plantations. Song is a unique, bubbly series of warbles comparable to a bulbul or nightingale. Calls are a rather soft, "chak" and "chrrr."

Taxonomy

Scientific name
Acrocephalus brevipennis
Authority
(Keulemans, 1866)
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Acrocephalidae
Genus
Acrocephalus

Range and habitat

Migration
Resident species

Conservation

Population trend
unknown

Photos

Distribution

Bird Calls

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