Ja River Scrub Warbler

Ja River Scrub WarblerThis large scrub warbler was described from Cameroon. The adult male has dark-brown upperparts with dark spots from throat to chest. A field record from eastern Cameroon documents a male calling beside a wet grassy opening.What does it look like?The 1917 description of an adult male gives dark-brown upperparts and dark spots from the chest through the throat to the chin. The center of the throat, breast, and belly is white, while the flanks are olive-brown.How does it live?This large scrub warbler was described from Cameroon. The adult male has dark-brown upperparts with dark spots from throat to chest. A field record from eastern Cameroon documents a male calling beside a wet grassy opening.In a 2023 eastern Cameroon record, one male called from exposed leaves at the edge of a wet, grass-covered bai, an open forest clearing.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.