Grauer's swamp warbler
| Grauer's swamp warbler | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Locustellidae |
| Genus: | Bradypterus |
| Species: | B. graueri |
| Binomial name | |
| Bradypterus graueri Neumann, 1908 | |
The Grauer's swamp warbler (Bradypterus graueri) is a species of Old World warbler in the Locustellidae family. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are freshwater lakes and freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The name commemorates the German zoologist Rudolf Grauer who collected natural history specimens in the Belgian Congo.[2]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Bradypterus graueri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 94.
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