Greater Swamp Warbler
Acrocephalus rufescens(Sharpe, RB; Bouvier, A, 1877)
English (US) Greater Swamp Warbler
The Greater Swamp Warbler (Acrocephalus rufescens) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Acrocephalidae (Reed Warblers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Acrocephalus rufescens
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Greater Swamp Warbler
- Described by
- (Sharpe, RB; Bouvier, A, 1877)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Acrocephalus rufescens senegalensis
- Acrocephalus rufescens rufescens
- Acrocephalus rufescens chadensis
- Acrocephalus rufescens ansorgei
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Bradypterus rufescens
- Described by
- (Sharpe, RB; Bouvier, A, 1877)
- Type locality
- Landana, Cabinda.
- Original description
- Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France 1 p.307
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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