iCape Verde Swamp Warbler
Conservation status
Endangered (EN)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Sylviidae Genus: Acrocephalus Species: A. brevipennis
Binomial name
Acrocephalus brevipennis (Keulemans, 1866)

The Cape Verde Swamp Warbler (Acrocephalus brevipennis) is an Old World warbler in the genus Acrocephalus. It is also known by the name Cape Verde Cane Warbler (or simply Cape Verde Warbler). It breeds only on Santiago in the Cape Verde Islands. It previously bred on Brava and San Nicolau. The conservation status of a species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species continuing to survive. ... Image File history File links Status_iucn3. ... The critically endangered Amur Tiger, a rare subspecies of tiger. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Phyla Placozoa (trichoplax) Orthonectida (orthonectids) Rhombozoa (dicyemids) Subregnum Parazoa Porifera (sponges) Subregnum Eumetazoa Radiata (unranked) (radial symmetry) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria (coral, jellyfish, anemones) Bilateria (unranked) (bilateral symmetry) Acoelomorpha (basal) Myxozoa (slime animals) Superphylum Deuterostomia (blastopore becomes anus) Chordata (vertebrates, etc. ... {{{subdivision_ranks}}} See below Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates. ... Orders Many - see section below. ... Families Many, see text A passerine is a bird of the giant order Passeriformes. ... Genus Many: see text The Old World Warblers, family Sylviidae, are a group of more than 280 small insectivorous passerine bird species. ... Species About 35, see text The Acrocephalus warblers are small, insectivorous passerine birds belonging to the genus Acrocephalus of the Old World warbler family Sylviidae. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. ... John Gerrard Keulemans (June 8, 1842 - March 29, 1912) was a Dutch bird illustrator. ... Genus Many: see text The Old World Warblers, family Sylviidae, are a group of more than 280 small insectivorous passerine bird species. ... Species About 35, see text The Acrocephalus warblers are small, insectivorous passerine birds belonging to the genus Acrocephalus of the Old World warbler family Sylviidae. ...

This small passerine bird is a species found in well-vegetated valleys, avoiding drier areas. It nests in reedbeds, 2-3 eggs are laid in a suspended nest. Families Many, see text A passerine is a bird of the giant order Passeriformes. ... Orders Many - see section below. ... In most birds and reptiles, an apple (Latin ovum) is the zygote, resulting from fertilization of the ovum. ...

This is a medium-sized warbler, larger than the Reed Warbler. It resembles that bird in appearance, grey-brown above, greyish-white below, with no obvious markings. Binomial name Acrocephalus scirpaceus (Hermann, 1804) The Eurasian Reed Warbler, or just Reed Warbler, Acrocephalus scirpaceus, is an Old World warbler in the genus Acrocephalus. ...

The geographical isolation of the bird on the Cape Verde Islands prevents confusion with other similar species.

The song is a distinctive liquid bubbling, like a bulbul. Genera See text. ...

References

• BirdLife International (2004). Acrocephalus brevipennis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is endangered