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Revision as of 14:07, 15 September 2022
Alternative name: Bamboo Scrub-Warbler
- Locustella alfredi
Bradypterus alfredi
Identification
15 cm
- Dark brown upperparts
- Greyish underparts
Distribution
Africa
Western Africa: Democratic Republic of Congo
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia
Taxonomy
This is a polytypic species[1] consisting of 2 subspecies.
Subspecies
- L. a. alfredi:
- Western Ethiopia to western Uganda and western Democratic Republic of Congo
- L. a. kungwensis:
Habitat
Varied habitat, mostly areas with bamboo, forests and forest edges, tall grass and dense scrub, at heights up to 2300 m.
Behaviour
Diet
They forage on or near the ground for insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Lepage D. (2022) [ https://avibase.ca/A6C453C0]. Retrieved 15 September 2022
- Pearson, D. (2021). Bamboo Warbler (Locustella alfredi), version 1.1. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.baswar1.01.1
- BirdLife International
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Bamboo Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 15 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bamboo_Warbler
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
