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.
| Greater swamp warbler | |
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| A. r. ansorgei at Menongue, Angola | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Acrocephalidae |
| Genus: | Acrocephalus |
| Species: | A. rufescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Acrocephalus rufescens | |
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References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Acrocephalus rufescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22714846A118739711. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22714846A118739711.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2020. IOC World Bird List (v10.2). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.10.2.
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- Greater swamp warbler - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
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