Endemic to the Cape Verde Islands, this reed warbler has a dun-brown back and warm buff underparts. It uses densely vegetated places such as reedbeds, scrub, and plantations.
It is dun-brown above, with warm buff belly and flanks and a creamy throat and breast. It has a long pointed bill and black legs; the sexes look similar.
It uses reedbeds, dense scrub, woodland, gardens, and cultivated areas. Breeding is mainly from August to November but can extend with local rainfall.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.