Cape Verde Swamp-Warbler (Acrocephalus brevipennis)

Other Names (World)
Cape Verde Swamp-Warbler, Cane Warbler, Cape Verde Cane-warbler, Cape Verde Warbler, Cape Verde Islands Warbler, Dohrn's Swamp-warbler, Cape Verde Swamp Warbler

Family
Acrocephalidae (Reed-warblers)

Size
14 - 16 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Keulemans, 1866)

Habitat
Scrub on mountain slopes and reedbeds in valleys, well-vegetated valleys (especially with patches of reeds), reedbeds, woodland, agricultural areas, and gardens in villages and small towns, Eucalyptus forest with dense, bushy undergrowth. From 800 - 1000 m.

Range (Guide)

Cape Verde (B) (NB).

Cape Verde Is (S�o Nicolau, S�o Tiago, Fogo).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 1,000 - 1,500 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
Habitat loss due to the combined effects of successive droughts and an increasing human population may be the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A loud, explosive song with clear whistles and blurred churring heard throughout the year, but most intense between August and November.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (11)...)

Cape Verde Warbler (Acrocephalus brevipennis) [XC405141]
by Nicolas Martinez from Barragem de Poliao, S\u00e3o Louren\u00e7o dos \u00d3rg\u00e3os, Cape Verde (call)

Cape Verde Warbler (Acrocephalus brevipennis) [XC314868]
by Jim Holmes from Jardim Botanico, Ilhas de Sotavento, Cape Verde (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Genetic study suggests that this species may form a monophyletic clade with Greater Swamp-Warbler (Acrocephalus rufescens), Cape Verde Swamp-Warbler (Acrocephalus brevipennis), Lesser Swamp-Warbler (Acrocephalus gracilirostris), Madagascar Swamp-Warbler (Acrocephalus newtoni), Rodrigues Warbler (Acrocephalus rodericanus) and Seychelles Warbler (Acrocephalus sechellensis), and all are sometimes considered to comprise a separate genus, Calamocichla.

References
See References.

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