Old World Warblers (Sylviidae)
Bangwa Forest-warbler (Bradypterus bangwaensis) - HBW 11, p. 602
French: Bouscarle du Cameroun
German: Bangwabuschsänger
Spanish: Zarzalero del Bangwa
Other common names: Chestnut Grass-warbler
Taxonomy: Bradypterus cinnamomeus bangwaensis Delacour, 1943, Bangwa, north-western Cameroon.
Probably part of the superspecies formed by B. cinnamomeus and B. barratti; formerly regarded as conspecific with former. Has also been treated as a race of B. lopezi due to similarity in voice, but differs in habitat preference and tail morphology (rectrices broad, not narrow). All four species make up a group of similar Afrotropical sylviids of forest and forest edge. Birds from Mt Oku may represent a distinct race. Form described as “Bradypterus mariae manengubae” (Mt Manenguba, Cameroon), thus theoretically belonging to B. lopezi, is probably a varia.. View all taxonomy...
Probably part of the superspecies formed by B. cinnamomeus and B. barratti; formerly regarded as conspecific with former. Has also been treated as a race of B. lopezi due to similarity in voice, but differs in habitat preference and tail morphology (rectrices broad, not narrow). All four species make up a group of similar Afrotropical sylviids of forest and forest edge. Birds from Mt Oku may represent a distinct race. Form described as “Bradypterus mariae manengubae” (Mt Manenguba, Cameroon), thus theoretically belonging to B. lopezi, is probably a variant form of present species. Original species name “B. castaneus” is invalid, as preoccupied. Monotypic.
Distribution: Highlands of SE Nigeria (Obudu Plateau, Mambilla Plateau, Gotel Mts) and W Cameroon (Mt Oku, Banso Mts, Bamenda Highlands, Bamboutos Plateau, Mt Manenguba, W Adamawa highlands, Poli).
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Bangwa Forest-warbler, adult in the hand.
Locality Bamenda Highlands, Northwest Province, Cameroon
Mark Andrews 1 March 1998 2 years ago 3
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