| Grauer's swamp warbler | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Locustellidae |
| Genus: | Bradypterus |
| Species: | B. graueri |
| Binomial name | |
| Bradypterus graueri Neumann, 1908 | |
Grauer's swamp warbler (Bradypterus graueri) is a species of Old World warbler in the familyLocustellidae.It is native to theAlbertine Rift montane forests.Its naturalhabitats are freshwaterlakes and freshwatermarshes.It is threatened byhabitat loss.
Grauer's swamp warbler is endemic to the Albertine Rift and is found in montanepapyrus swamps above 1900m. An investigation of the species population genetic structure revealed three clades across this region: clade 1, Virunga Volcanoes and Kigezi Highlands; clade 2, Rugege Highlands; and clade 3, Kahuzi-Biega Highlands (with clades 2 and 3 being sister groups). The divergence between these clades is thought to be a result of landscape dynamics and a historic period of aridity.[2]
The name commemorates the German zoologistRudolf Grauer who collected natural history specimens in the Belgian Congo.[3]
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