Habitat
Dense undergrowth in small patches of montane forest, at forest edges, secondary growth and thickets under open-canopy forest. From 1,600 - 2,950 m.
Bangwa Forest Warbler (Bradypterus bangwaensis) [XC98966]
by Micha\u0142 Budka from Njotin protected forest, Njotin, Cameroon (song)
Bangwa Forest Warbler (Bradypterus bangwaensis) [XC241763]
by Pawe\u0142 Szyma\u0144ski from Obudu Cattle Ranch, Cross River., Nigeria (song)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Bradypterus cinnamomeus (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Cinnamon Bracken-warbler (Bradypterus cinnamomeus) and Bangwa Warbler (Bradypterus bangwaensis) following Dowsett and Forbes-Watson (1993).
Probably part of the superspecies formed by Cinnamon Bracken-warbler (Bradypterus cinnamomeus) and Barratt's Warbler (Bradypterus barratti). Formerly regarded as conspecific with Cinnamon Bracken-warbler (Bradypterus cinnamomeus). Has also been treated as a subspecies of Evergreen-forest Warbler (Bradypterus lopezi) due to similarity in voice, but differs in habitat preference and tail morphology (rectrices broad, not narrow). All these species make up a group of similar Afrotropical sylviids of forest and forest edge.
Birds from Mt Oku may represent a distinct subspecies. Form described as "Bradypterus mariae manengubae" (Mt Manenguba, Cameroon), thus theoretically belonging to Evergreen-forest Warbler (Bradypterus lopezi), is probably a variant form of present species. Original species name "Bradypterus castaneus" is invalid, as preoccupied.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet