About the Barratt's Warbler
Barratt's warbler, or the African scrub warbler, is a species of Old World warbler in the family Locustellidae. It is found in eastern South Africa, Lesotho, eastern Zimbabwe, and adjacent western Mozambique. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
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The bird is 15 cm in size, and its average weight is 15 g. Males and females are alike. In adults, the underparts of these birds are chocolate-brown; their crown-to-tail, rump, and tail are washed rufous. They have dark brown lores, cheeks, and ears coverts, and their supercilium is greyish buff. Their upper wings coverts are rufous-brown and, and the marginal part of the upper wing is buffy. Their primaries are rufous-brown with cinnamon-brown outer webs. Secondaries are rufous-brown with cinnamon brown. Their axillaries and underwings are ashy brown. Voice: The song starts with high pitched notes tik, tik, tik..., followed by lower notes speeding up to a trill. The alarm call is a quiet chrr-chrr.
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in November · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Cinnamon Bracken WarblerBradypterus cinnamomeusThe cinnamon bracken warbler is a species of Old World warbler in the family Locustellidae.
Knysna WarblerBradypterus sylvaticusBrown with an olivaceous tinge on the upperpart plumage, including the wings and tail.
Evergreen Forest WarblerBradypterus lopeziThe evergreen forest warbler or Cameroon scrub-warbler is a grass warbler species in the family Locustellidae.
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