Barratt's Warbler (Bradypterus barratti)
About the Barratt's Warbler
Barratt's warbler (Bradypterus barratti), or the African scrub warbler, is a species of Old World warbler in the family Locustellidae. It is found in eastern South Africa, Lesotho, eastern Zimbabwe, and adjacent western Mozambique. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Bradypterus barratti was described by Sharpe in 1876 from the Mac Mac goldfields, Mashishing, Mpumalanga. Barratt's Warbler has been regarded as conspecific with the Evergreen Forest Warbler (Bradypterus lopezi); however, they differ in voice and morphology. Currently, the Barratt's Warbler is considered polytypic, with four races being recognized: B. b. barratti, B. b. godfreyi, B. b. priesti and B. b. cathkinensis. The bird is 15 cm in size, and its average weight is 15 g. Males and females are alike.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 64 recordings for this species: 42 CC BY-NC-SA · 12 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in South Africa, Zimbabwe in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Evergreen Forest WarblerBradypterus lopezirecording
- Little Rush WarblerBradypterus baboecalarecording
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