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Bradypterus baboecala msiri |
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Bradypterus baboecala msiri |
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Fauvette aquatique |
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Little Rush (African Sedge) Warbler |
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Distinguished from other warblers by its dark brown coloration, its dappled throat and breast and its flanks marked with brown. Tail is long and rounded. In Katanga, it is the subspecies 'msiri' that is found. |
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Marshes. |
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It is by its song that this bird is the most easily recognised. Its song speeds up and then slows down again. |
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Nidification takes place clos to the ground among reeds during the rainy season. |
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Warning :
This database was established according to official pieces of work and with the help of famous scientists. However, there might be some errors.
The vernacular names were collected in the field and in the colonial literature from the first part of the 20th century. The monks who established the first dictionaries were not necessarily informed naturalists. Therefore, errors must have been committed.
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