Bangwa forest warbler

Last updated

Bangwa forest warbler
Bradypterus bangwaensis.jpg
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Locustellidae
Genus: Bradypterus
Species:
B. bangwaensis
Binomial name
Bradypterus bangwaensis
Delacour, 1943

The Bangwa forest warbler or Bangwa scrub warbler (Bradypterus bangwaensis) is a species of Old World warbler in the family Locustellidae. It is found in Cameroon and Nigeria. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Contents

It does not migrate. [2] It is territorial. [2]

Description

It does not exhibit physical sexual dimorphism. [2]

Breeding

It breeds in October and November. [2]

Vocalization

The males' characteristic song consists of repeating the same pitch at increasing volume. [2] Females sometimes duet with them by singing at decreasing pitches. [2] Females are not known to sing solo. [2]

Bangwa forest warblers sing more frequently in wet than dry season; this difference is especially pronounced in males. [2] The actual amount of precipitation has no effect on amount of singing. [2]

Their peak of vocal activity is during the first hour after sunrise. [2] Males have a second peak of vocal activity 11 hours after sunrise, but females do not. [2]

The function of their vocalizations is unknown. [2]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Olive-sided flycatcher</span> Species of bird

The olive-sided flycatcher is a small to medium sized passerine bird in the family Tyrannidae, the Tyrant flycatcher family. It is a migratory species that travels from South to North America to breed during the summer. It is a very agile flyer and mainly consumes flying insects on flight. Since 2016, this species has been assessed as being near-threatened globally (IUCN) and threatened in Canada (SRA) due to its declining populations.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chestnut-sided warbler</span> Species of bird

The chestnut-sided warbler is a New World warbler. They breed in eastern North America and in southern Canada westwards to the Canadian Prairies. They also breed in the Great Lakes region and in the eastern United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Louisiana waterthrush</span> Species of bird

The Louisiana waterthrush is a New World warbler, that breeds in eastern North America and winters in the West Indies and Central America. Plain brown above, it is white below, with black streaks and with buff flanks and undertail, distinguishing it from the closely related northern waterthrush. The habitats it prefers are streams and their surroundings, and other wet areas.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Black-throated blue warbler</span> Species of bird

The black-throated blue warbler is a small passerine bird of the New World warbler family. Its breeding ranges are located in the interior of deciduous and mixed coniferous forests in eastern North America. Over the cooler months, it migrates to islands in the Caribbean and Central America. It is very rarely found in western Europe, where it is considered to be a non-indigenous species. The black-throated blue warbler is sexually dimorphic; the adult male has a black face and cheeks, deep blue upperparts and white underparts, while the adult female is olive-brown above and light yellow below.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Prairie warbler</span> Species of bird

The prairie warbler is a small songbird of the New World warbler family.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Taiwan bush warbler</span> Species of bird

The Taiwan bush warbler is a species of Old World warbler in the family Locustellidae. It is found only in Taiwan. Its natural habitat is undergrowth and grassland 1,200–3,000 m (3,900–9,800 ft) in elevation. It was first recorded in 1917 and named as a distinct species in 2000. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed it as a least-concern species.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Barratt's warbler</span> Species of bird

The Barratt's warbler or 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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cinnamon bracken warbler</span> Species of bird

The cinnamon bracken warbler is a species of Old World warbler in the family Locustellidae. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.

The evergreen forest warbler or Cameroon scrub-warbler is a grass warbler species in the family Locustellidae. It was formerly included in the "Old World warbler" assemblage.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brown bush warbler</span> Species of bird

The brown bush warbler is a songbird species. Formerly placed in the "Old World warbler" assemblage as Bradypterus luteoventrus, it is now placed in the newly recognized family Locustellidae.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Black-crowned barwing</span> Species of bird

The black-crowned barwing is a non-migratory bird from Indochina in the family Leiothrichidae. The name Actinodura is derived from Greek words meaning "ray-like tail" while sodangorum came from the Södang tribe which lives in Ngoc Linh and other areas in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos where black-crowned barwings are distributed.

The Taita apalis is a bird in the family Cisticolidae that is endemic to the Taita Hills in Kenya. It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the bar-throated apalis.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Golden-winged sparrow</span> Species of bird

The golden-winged sparrow is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae that can found in Colombia and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Whistling warbler</span> Species of bird

The whistling warbler is a species of bird in the New World warbler family. It is monotypic within the genus Catharopeza. It has a dark back that fades into a lighter gradient going towards the chest. It also has a dark head, a dark strip on the breast, and a light orbital. Both male and female have the same plumage. It is endemic to the island of Saint Vincent in the Lesser Antilles. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss. This habitat loss is due to volcanic activity and deforestation. Whistling warblers have cup-shaped nests, and spotted eggs. Their diet primarily consists of insects.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Grey-capped warbler</span> Species of bird

The grey-capped warbler is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is monotypic in the genus Eminia. The grey-capped warbler is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. It is a large, chunky, thin-tailed-warbler with a distinctive grey cap, a black band around its head, and a chestnut throat wrapping its neck. Grey-capped warblers maintain a diet of insects and other invertebrates, including caterpillars, moths, grasshoppers, and mantids.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fairy gerygone</span> Species of bird

The fairy gerygone, previously known as the fairy warbler, is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae native to New Guinea and Queensland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Martinique oriole</span> Species of bird

The Martinique oriole is a species of bird in the family Icteridae. It is endemic to Martinique, French West Indies. Martinique is a part of the Lesser Antilles, and is located in the Eastern Caribbean.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yellow-breasted flowerpecker</span> Species of bird

The yellow-breasted flowerpecker is a species of bird in the family Dicaeidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rosy thrush-tanager</span> Species of bird

The rosy thrush-tanager or rose-breasted thrush-tanager is a species of bird in the currently monotypic genus Rhodinocichla. It was formerly assigned to the family Thraupidae and more recently viewed as being of uncertain placement; a 2015 molecular study places it closest to the Calcariidae. Found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama, and Venezuela, its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and heavily degraded former forest.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Plain-tailed wren</span> Species of songbird

The plain-tailed wren is a species of songbird in the family Troglodytidae. It has a mostly rufous body with a gray, black, and white striped head. It is found in the Andes of southern Colombia, Ecuador, and northern Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Plain-tailed wrens are so-called bamboo specialists and live almost exclusively in chusquea bamboo thickets. Like other wrens, its diet consists mainly of insects with some seeds and berries.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2020). "Bradypterus bangwaensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T22724375A177361387. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22724375A177361387.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Budka, Michał; Uyeme, John Emenike; Osiejuk, Tomasz Stanisław (2023-07-14). "Females occasionally create duets with males but they never sing solo-year-round singing behaviour in an Afrotropical songbird". Scientific Reports. 13 (1). doi:10.1038/s41598-023-38552-5. ISSN   2045-2322.