Family Grasshopper-warblers and Grassbirds (Locustellidae)
Endangered
Grauer's Swamp-warbler (Bradypterus graueri)
Taxonomy
French: Mégalure de Grauer German: Kivubuschsänger Spanish: Zarzalero de Grauer
Taxonomy:
Bradypterus graueri
Neumann
, 1908,Western Kivu Volcanoes, 2200 m, DRCongo
.Distribution:
Fragmented in C Africa: E DRCongo (highlands W of L Edward, highlands W of L Kivu, Kahuzi Swamp), SW Uganda (Echuya Forest Reserve, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest), Rwanda (Rugezi Swamp, Virunga Volcanoes, Nyungwe Forest) and N Burundi.
Descriptive notes
17 cm; 15–19 g. A rather large Bradypterus with longish, strongly graduated tail of twelve feathers, and bold throat streaks. Top and side of head are dark... read more
Voice
Song, from top of stems and twigs, short (c. 1·5 seconds), a few sharp repeated notes... read more
Habitat
Montane swamps at 1950–2600 m, both within and outside forest. Inhabits variety of swamp... read more
Food and feeding
Insects, including small beetles (Coleoptera) and caterpillars; also spiders (Araneae); also small seeds. Forages in lower strata, near... read more
Breeding
Probably nests Feb–Mar in DRCongo. Monogamous and territorial. No other information.
Movements
Sedentary.
Status and conservation
ENDANGERED. Restricted-range species: present in Albertine Rift Mountains EBA. Occupies small, severely fragmented area within its very limited range in C African highlands.... read more
Forms a group of five swamp-dwelling species together with B. grandis, B. centralis, B. baboecala and B. carpalis. Monotypic.