Little Rush Warbler

Bradypterus baboecala

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Locustellidae
Genus
Bradypterus
eBird Code
afbwar1

Vocalizations

flamelily · CC0_1_0
flamelily · CC0_1_0
De Waal Hugo · CC_BY_4_0
Tim Kirsten · CC0_1_0
Nick Moore · CC0_1_0
flamelily · CC0_1_0
De Waal Hugo · CC_BY_4_0
flamelily · CC0_1_0

Subspecies (7)

  • Bradypterus baboecala abyssinicus

    Ethiopia

  • Bradypterus baboecala baboecala

    southern South Africa (Western Cape and Eastern Cape, eastward to Great Kei River)

  • Bradypterus baboecala benguellensis

    western Angola

  • Bradypterus baboecala chadensis

    western Chad

  • Bradypterus baboecala msiri

    eastern Angola to Zambia, southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (Katanga), and northeastern Botswana

  • Bradypterus baboecala tongensis

    southeastern Kenya to Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, and KwaZulu-Natal

  • Bradypterus baboecala transvaalensis

    central Zimbabwe, northern and eastern South Africa, western Eswatini, and Lesotho

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.