Dja River Scrub Warbler (Bradypterus grandis)
About the Dja River Scrub Warbler
The Dja River scrub warbler (Bradypterus grandis) is a species of Old World warbler in the family Locustellidae. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, and Gabon. Its natural habitat is swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss. The bird is mainly olive-brown and has a greyish and narrow supercillium. The chin and throat are white, and the tail is tawny brown. The breast has broad, black streaks. The upper manidble is black while the lower mandible is grey, and both the iris and the toes are brown in color. The juvenile is white below with no breast band and the upper breast is spotted. This species is similar to the little rush warbler, but the little rush warbler is smaller, has a finer bill, a more rounded tail and less prominent throat streaking.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 10 recordings for this species: 4 CC BY-NC-SA. 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.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in Cameroon, Gabon in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Evergreen Forest WarblerBradypterus lopezirecording
- Little Rush WarblerBradypterus baboecalarecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.