Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Old World Warblers :: Greater Swamp-Warbler
Greater Swamp-Warbler Acrocephalus rufescens
Described by: Sharpe; Bouvier (1876)
Alternate common name(s): Greater Swamp-warbler, Rufous Swamp-warbler, Rufous Cane-warbler, Long-clawed Papyrus-warbler
Old scientific name(s): Calamocichla rufescens
Photographs
No photographs are available for this species
Range
W. to c. Africa;
Fragmented distribution;
(1) Mauritania, Sengambia, and Mali.
(2) Ghana, Togo, s. Nigeria, s. Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Cabinda, Central African Republic and Zaire). Fernando Po.
(3) Lake Chad.
(4) S. Sudan, n. and e. Zaire, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, w. Kenya, w. Tanzania, Zambia, n. and e. Angola, n. and e. Botswana, Namibia, and Zimbabwe.
Videos
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Sounds
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References
Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.
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