Barratt's warbler
| Barratt's warbler | |
|---|---|
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| B. b. godfreyi in Pietermaritzburg | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Locustellidae |
| Genus: | Bradypterus |
| Species: | B. barratti |
| Binomial name | |
| Bradypterus barratti Sharpe, 1876 | |
The Barratt's warbler or African scrub warbler (Bradypterus barratti), is a species of Old World warbler in the Locustellidae family. It is found in eastern South Africa, Lesotho, eastern Zimbabwe and adjacent western Mozambique. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
The northernmost subspecies, B. b. priesti, is endemic to eastern Zimbabwe and Gorongosa Mountain, Mozambique
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Bradypterus barratti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
External links
- Barratt's warbler - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
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