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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