Greater Swamp Warbler

Acrocephalus rufescens (Sharpe & Bouvier, 1877)

23 gWeight

The greater swamp warbler (Acrocephalus rufescens) is a species of Old World warbler in the family Acrocephalidae.

Most records: Uganda, Botswana, Senegal

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Most records: Uganda, Botswana, Senegal

Greater Swamp Warbler has been recorded at 99 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 14 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Kisumu WaterfrontKenya284 records
RN TechnopoleSenegal183 records
Mabamba SwampUganda167 records

More places

Okavango Delta – Xaro LodgeBotswana148 records
Drotsky's CabinsBotswana130 records
Okavango Delta – Shakawe River LodgeBotswana93 records
Mabamba Swamp – Main channelUganda64 records
Bango – Djeuss et berges jusqu'à SanarSenegal62 records
Les Trois Marigots – Digue de TillaSenegal47 records
Nxamaseri Island LodgeBotswana46 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Uganda Botswana Senegal Kenya Rwanda Namibia Cameroon Zambia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The greater swamp warbler (Acrocephalus rufescens) is a species of Old World warbler in the family Acrocephalidae. It is found in the African countries of Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is swamps.

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