Knysna Warbler (Bradypterus sylvaticus)
About the Knysna Warbler
The Knysna warbler or Knysna scrub warbler (Bradypterus sylvaticus) is a very shy and cryptic warbler, endemic to the coastal regions of South Africa. Its population is small and probably declining, due to natural and artificial fragmentation of its habitat, and limited dispersal and reproductive ability. Brown with an olivaceous tinge on the upperpart plumage, including the wings and tail. Below it is paler olivaceous brown, and whitish on the centre of the belly. The chin and throat are olivaceous brown, but mottled whitish and finely streaked. The tail is relatively short and square. The eye, bill, legs and feet are brown, though the lower mandible is paler and horn-coloured.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 75 recordings for this species: 69 CC BY-NC-SA · 6 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 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.