Little rush warbler

The little rush warbler or African bush warbler (Bradypterus baboecala) is a species of Old World warbler in the family Locustellidae.

Little rush warbler
In KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Locustellidae
Genus:	Bradypterus
Species:	B. baboecala
Binomial name
Bradypterus baboecala (Vieillot, 1817)
resident range

Range and habitat

It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Republic of the Congo, DRC, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Eswatini, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is swamps.

Vocalization

Its characteristic vocalization starts slow and increases in speed; it has been described as "distinctive and loud."^[2] It occurs most often during breeding season, while raining.^[2]