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Little Rush-Warbler

Bradypterus baboecala (Vieillot, LJP 1817)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.
Species name Recordist Date Location Remarks Cat.nr.
Little Rush Warbler - Bradypterus baboecala tongensis isaac kilusu 2021-06-13 Mandegee farm, oloitoktok, Kajiado (Kenya) (1500 m) adult, call, nasal call, sex uncertain -

sound slightly amplified

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

658250
xeno-canto.org
Little Rush Warbler - Bradypterus baboecala Dries Van de Loock 2022-09-19 Chikuni, Bangweulu, Mpika (Zambia) (1200 m) song - [sono] 758526
xeno-canto.org
Little Rush Warbler - Bradypterus baboecala Peter Boesman 2016-09-18 Lake Mweru around Chabilikila, Luapula province, Luapula (Zambia) song - [also] [sono] 338960
xeno-canto.org
Little Rush Warbler - Bradypterus baboecala tongensis Frank Lambert 2015-11-29 Malawi - Luwawu Forest Lodge area, Mzimba, Northern Region, Mzimba (Malawi) (1600 m) call -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

311635
xeno-canto.org
Little Rush Warbler - Bradypterus baboecala Frank Lambert 2015-11-29 Malawi - Luwawu Forest Lodge area, Mzimba, Northern Region, Mzimba (Malawi) (1600 m) call -

Same bird as XC311635

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

311636
xeno-canto.org
Little Rush Warbler - Bradypterus baboecala baboecala Charles Hesse 09-09-2010 Bathurst, Eastern Cape (South Africa) (200 m) Song & wing beats (A) - 62657
xeno-canto.org
Little Rush Warbler - Bradypterus baboecala tongensis Frank Lambert 2015-11-28 Malawi - Luwawu Forest Lodge area, Mzimba, Northern Region, Mzimba (Malawi) (1600 m) call, flight call -

Flight display and calls

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:yes

311641
xeno-canto.org
Little Rush Warbler - Bradypterus baboecala tongensis isaac kilusu 2022-04-29 Mandegee farm, oloitoktok, Kajiado (Kenya) (1500 m) adult, alarm call, nasal call, sex uncertain -

moving between reeds

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

721927
xeno-canto.org
Little Rush Warbler - Bradypterus baboecala Lynette Rudman 2022-10-23 Makana Local Municipality (near Makhanda), Sarah Baartman District Municipality, Eastern Cape, Albany (South Africa) (420 m) song -

Warbler recorded singing from a dense reed bed on the banks of a river in the early morning on a warm, calm day in late spring.

757890
xeno-canto.org
Little Rush Warbler - Bradypterus baboecala Faansie Peacock 2016-01-02 Bushwillow Estate, Vaalkop Dam Nature Reserve, near Beestekraal, North West, Northwest Province (South Africa) (1000 m) song -

Several males singing and doing short display flights in close proximity to each other. The wing beats are also audible in this clip.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

307313
xeno-canto.org
Little Rush Warbler - Bradypterus baboecala Tim Cockcroft 2020-09-28 Kowie River valley, Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, Bathurst (South Africa) (110 m) song -

Calling from riverside vegetation.

bird-seen:no

594757
xeno-canto.org
Little Rush Warbler - Bradypterus baboecala Peter Boesman 2014-11-06 Wakkerstroom area, Kwazulu-Natal, Mpumalanga (South Africa) song - [sono] 279879
xeno-canto.org
Little Rush Warbler - Bradypterus baboecala Tim Cockcroft 2021-10-16 Makana Local Municipality (near Kings Heights), Western District, Eastern Cape, Albany (South Africa) (220 m) song -

Calling rom riverside vegetation. Wind filtered.

680733
xeno-canto.org
Little Rush Warbler - Bradypterus baboecala Lynette Rudman 2014-11-14 Grahamstown (near Alicedale), Western District, Eastern Cape, Eastern Cape (South Africa) (340 m) song -

Bird seen calling from a reed bed surrounded by Acacia thicket.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

252088
xeno-canto.org
Little Rush Warbler - Bradypterus baboecala Derek Solomon 05-12-03 South Luangwa National Park Home , Eastern (pre-2011) (Zambia) (510 m) Song (A) - Also Black Crake calling occasionally 41452
xeno-canto.org
Little Rush Warbler - Bradypterus baboecala Peter Boesman 2014-11-05 Wakkerstroom area, Kwazulu-Natal, Mpumalanga (South Africa) song - [sono] 279877
xeno-canto.org
Little Rush Warbler - Bradypterus baboecala isaac kilusu 2023-02-10 Arusha Np near fig tree point, , Arusha (Tanzania) (4400 m) song -

response to playback

780195
xeno-canto.org
Little Rush Warbler - Bradypterus baboecala Lynette Rudman 2017-12-30 Grahamstown, Western District, Eastern Cape, Eastern Cape (South Africa) (440 m) call -

Bird heard calling from a thick clump of reeds along the riverbank in the early morning in summer.

bird-seen:no

playback-used:no

397750
xeno-canto.org
Little Rush Warbler - Bradypterus baboecala Lynette Rudman 2021-12-13 Makana Local Municipality (near Makhanda), Western District, Eastern Cape, Albany (South Africa) (440 m) adult, sex uncertain, song -

Bird heard singing from some reeds on the edge of a river in the early morning in early summer.

bird-seen:no

playback-used:no

691542
xeno-canto.org
Little Rush Warbler - Bradypterus baboecala Peter Boesman 2017-09-23 Kransvleipoort, Clanwilliam, Western Cape, Western Cape (South Africa) song - [sono] 392319
xeno-canto.org
Little Rush Warbler - Bradypterus baboecala Lynette Rudman 2014-11-02 Grahamstown (near Alicedale), Western District, Eastern Cape, Eastern Cape (South Africa) (340 m) song -

Bird seen in a reed bed surrounded by thick bush.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

252090
xeno-canto.org
Little Rush Warbler - Bradypterus baboecala Peter Boesman 2016-09-18 Lake Mweru around Chabilikila, Luapula province, Luapula (Zambia) song - [sono] 338959
xeno-canto.org
Little Rush Warbler - Bradypterus baboecala Stephen Davies 2023-09-02 , Western Cape (South Africa)   -   609641152
macaulaylibrary.org
Little Rush Warbler - Bradypterus baboecala Lynette Rudman 2021-02-08 Makana Local Municipality (near Grahamstown), Western District, Eastern Cape, Albany (South Africa) (440 m) adult, sex uncertain, song, wing snapping -

Bird heard singing and wing snapping displays from a clump of reeds on the edge of a river in mid summer.

bird-seen:no

playback-used:no

642107
xeno-canto.org
Note: a maximum of 20 records are shown. For more recordings of this species, as well as maps, sonograms, and advanced searches, please visit xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.

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