Grauer's Swamp Warbler

Bradypterus graueri Neumann, 1908

Grauer's Swamp Warbler, Bradypterus graueri, is a passerine of the Locustellidae family found in the Albertine Rift, with breeding records from eastern DR Congo, southern Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. It is tied to montane papyrus swamps above 1900 m, and also occurs in the Albertine Rift montane forests. The bird is named for the German zoologist Rudolf Grauer, who gathered natural history specimens in the Belgian Congo.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Locustellidae — Grassbirds & Allies

Breeding range

Africa: e DR Congo, s Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi