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Widespread throughout sub-saharan [[Africa]]<br /> | Widespread throughout sub-saharan [[Africa]]<br /> | ||
'''Western Africa''': [[Mauritania]], [[Senegambia]], [[Senegal]], [[The Gambia]], [[Guinea]], [[Mali]], [[Ghana]], [[Togo]], [[Nigeria]], [[Chad]], [[Cameroon]], [[Central African Republic]], [[Equatorial Guinea]], [[Gabon]], [[Congo]], [[Democratic Republic of Congo]], [[Angola]]<br /> | '''Western Africa''': [[Mauritania]], [[Senegambia]], [[Senegal]], [[The Gambia]], [[Guinea]], [[Mali]], [[Ghana]], [[Togo]], [[Nigeria]], [[Chad]], [[Cameroon]], [[Central African Republic]], [[Equatorial Guinea]], [[Gabon]], [[Congo]], [[Democratic Republic of Congo]], [[Angola]]<br /> | ||
| − | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], [[Tanzania]], [[Zambia]]<br /> | + | '''Eastern Africa''': [[South Sudan]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], [[Tanzania]], [[Zambia]]<br /> |
'''Southern Africa''': [[Namibia]], [[Botswana]], [[Zimbabwe]]<br /> | '''Southern Africa''': [[Namibia]], [[Botswana]], [[Zimbabwe]]<br /> | ||
'''African Islands''': Gulf of Guinea Islands: [[Bioko]] (Fernando Po) | '''African Islands''': Gulf of Guinea Islands: [[Bioko]] (Fernando Po) | ||
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*''A. r. ansorgei (niloticus, foxi)'': | *''A. r. ansorgei (niloticus, foxi)'': | ||
| − | :* | + | :*[[South Sudan]] to eastern [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], and western [[Kenya]] south to northwestern [[Angola]], northern [[Botswana]], and northwestern [[Zimbabwe]] |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Papyrus swamps, reed-beds and marshes. | Papyrus swamps, reed-beds and marshes. | ||
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Their diet consists of insects and small frogs. | Their diet consists of insects and small frogs. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved September 2014) | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved September 2014) | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:05, 21 September 2017
- Acrocephalus rufescens
Identification
16–18 cm (6¼-7 in)
- Grey supercilium
- Pale lores
Distribution
Widespread throughout sub-saharan Africa
Western Africa: Mauritania, Senegambia, Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea, Mali, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola
Eastern Africa: South Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia
Southern Africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe
African Islands: Gulf of Guinea Islands: Bioko (Fernando Po)
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 4 subspecies[1]:
- A. r. senegalensis:
- A. r. rufescens:
- A. r. chadensis:
- Lake Chad environs
- A. r. ansorgei (niloticus, foxi):
- South Sudan to eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, and western Kenya south to northwestern Angola, northern Botswana, and northwestern Zimbabwe
Habitat
Papyrus swamps, reed-beds and marshes.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of insects and small frogs.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved September 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Greater Swamp Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 15 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Greater_Swamp_Warbler
