Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Old World Warblers :: Lesser Swamp-Warbler
Lesser Swamp-Warbler Acrocephalus gracilirostris
Described by: Hartlaub (1864)
Alternate common name(s): Lesser Swamp-warbler, Swamp Warbler, Lesser Swamp Reed-warbler, African Swamp-warbler, Cape Reed-warbler
Old scientific name(s): Calamocichla gracilirostris
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Range
E. and s. Africa;
Fragmented distribution in the n. part of its range;
(1) Lake Chad in w. Chad.
(2) Ne. Zaire, se. Sudan, Uganda and w. Kenya.
(3) Nw. Ethiopia (Lake Tana).
(4) Ethiopia to Kenya, Tanzania, s. Zaire, Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and e. South Africa (e. Transvaal and coastal Natal).
(5) Highlands of sw. Ethiopia, s. Somalia, Kenya, n. Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi.
(6) Sw. Angola to n. Namibia, n. Botswana, sw. Zambia and w. Zimbabwe. Nigeria?
(7) E. Angola, n. and nw. Zambia to sw. Tanzania.
(8) S. Mozambique, se. Zimbabwe and n. South Africa (Transvaal).
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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