Bangwa forest warbler
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The Bangwa forest warbler or Bangwa scrub warbler (Bradypterus bangwaensis) is a species of Old World warbler in the family Locustellidae. It is native to the Cameroonian Highlands forests.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
It does not migrate.[1] It is territorial.[1]
Description
It does not exhibit physical sexual dimorphism.[1]
Breeding
It breeds in October and November.[1]
Vocalization
The males' characteristic song consists of repeating the same pitch at increasing volume.[1] Females sometimes duet with them by singing at decreasing pitches.[1] Females are not known to sing solo.[1]
Bangwa forest warblers sing more frequently in wet than dry season; this difference is especially pronounced in males.[1] The actual amount of precipitation has no effect on amount of singing.[1]
Their peak of vocal activity is during the first hour after sunrise.[1] Males have a second peak of vocal activity 11 hours after sunrise, but females do not.[1]
The function of their vocalizations is unknown.[1]
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