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Bradypterus
Sign in to saveBradypterus is a genus of small insectivorous songbirds ("warblers") in the newly recognized grass warbler family (Locustellidae). They were formerly placed in the Sylviidae, which at that time was a wastebin taxon for the warbler-like Sylvioidea. The range of this genus extends through the warm regions from Africa around the Indian Ocean and far into Asia.
Species
Little Rush-Warbler
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyLocustellidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 35
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Locustellidae
- Collections
- USNM, ZMUC, UCLA, UMMZ, NHMUK, FMNH
- Recorded in
- Kenya, Tanzania, India, Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The, Mozambique, Malawi
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Species
- Footnotes
- References
Bradypterus is a genus of small insectivorous songbirds ("warblers") in the newly recognized grass warbler family (Locustellidae). They were formerly placed in the Sylviidae, which at that time was a wastebin taxon for the warbler-like Sylvioidea. The range of this genus extends through the warm regions from Africa around the Indian Ocean and far into Asia.
==Taxonomy== The genus Bradypterus (misspelled as Bradyptetus) introduced in 1837 by the English zoologist William Swainson to accommodate a single species, Bradypterus platyurus Swainson. This, the type species, is a junior synonym of Sylvia baboecala Vieillot, the little rush warbler. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek βραδυς/bradus meaning "slow" or "sluggish" with -πτερος/-pteros meaning "-winged".
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bradypterus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.