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The Lesser swamp warbler (Acrocephalus gracilirostris) is a bird found in South Africa. Reed beds and papyrus across sub-Saharan Africa. It eats insects and other small invertebrates and reptiles and frogs. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the Lesser swamp warbler lives

Reed beds and papyrus across sub-Saharan Africa.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐛 Insects & bugs80%
• 🦎 Reptiles & frogs20%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

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Recorded by African Bioacoustics Community (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1173572. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Lesser swamp warbler

Where does the Lesser swamp warbler live?

The Lesser swamp warbler lives in South Africa. Reed beds and papyrus across sub-Saharan Africa.

What does the Lesser swamp warbler eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 80%), reptiles and frogs (about 20%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Lesser swamp warbler endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.