Bradypterus centralis (Eastern Rush-Warbler)

Eastern Rush-Warbler

Bradypterus centralis Neumann, OR 1908

The highland rush warbler is a species of Old World warbler in the family Locustellidae. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda. Source: Wikipedia

Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Locustellidae
Genus:
   Bradypterus
Scientific:
  Bradypterus centralis

Original description

Citation:
Neumann, OR 1908

Reference:
Bull. Brit. Orn. Club 21 p.55

Protonym:
Bradypterus brachypterus centralis

Type locality:
between Mkingo (= Mukingo) and Muhera, Rwanda.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/100926#page/81/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
9BCD815BEAC477A1

Avibase ID:
avibase-9BCD815B

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/9BCD815B

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 925644

Geographic range:

Bradypterus centralis centralis: Nigeria to southern Cameroon, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, and southwestern Uganda
Bradypterus centralis chadensis: western Chad
Bradypterus centralis sudanensis: South Sudan and western Ethiopia
Bradypterus centralis elgonensis: highlands of western and central Kenya and southeastern Uganda

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Eastern Rush-Warbler
German:
Papyrusbuschsänger
Spanish:
Zarzalero montano
Finnish:
rantametsäkerttunen
French:
Mégalure de Neumann
Dutch:
Hooglandstruikzanger
Slovak:
svrkavec šašinový
Swedish:
bergsmygsångare

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Eastern Rush-Warbler ( Bradypterus centralis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Eastern Rush-Warbler ( Bradypterus centralis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Eastern Rush-Warbler ( Bradypterus centralis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Eastern Rush-Warbler ( Bradypterus centralis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Eastern Rush-Warbler ( Bradypterus centralis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Eastern Rush-Warbler ( Bradypterus centralis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Eastern Rush-Warbler ( Bradypterus centralis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Eastern Rush-Warbler ( Bradypterus centralis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Eastern Rush-Warbler ( Bradypterus centralis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Highland Rush-warbler ( Bradypterus centralis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Highland Rush-warbler ( Bradypterus centralis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Highland Rush-warbler ( Bradypterus centralis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Highland Rush-warbler ( Bradypterus centralis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Highland Rush-warbler ( Bradypterus centralis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Highland Rush-warbler ( Bradypterus centralis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Highland Rush-warbler ( Bradypterus centralis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Highland Rush-warbler ( Bradypterus centralis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Eastern Rush Warbler ( Bradypterus centralis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Eastern Rush Warbler ( Bradypterus centralis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Highland Rush-warbler ( Bradypterus centralis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Highland Rush-warbler ( Bradypterus centralis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Highland Rush-warbler ( Bradypterus centralis) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Bradypterus [baboecala or centralis] (sensu lato) by some authors

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