Acrocephalus
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 Australian Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus australis)
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The Acrocephalus warblers are small, insectivorous passerine birds belonging to the genus Acrocephalus of the Old World warbler family Sylviidae. They are sometimes called marsh warblers or reed-warblers, but this invites confusion with Marsh Warbler and Reed Warbler proper, especially in North America where it is common to use lower case for bird species.
These are rather drab brownish warblers usually associated with marshes or other wetlands. Some are streaked, others plain. Almost all are migratory.
Many species have a flat head profile, which gives rise to the group's scientific name.
Species breeding in temperate regions are strongly migratory.
The most enigmatic species of the genus, the Large-billed Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus orinus), was rediscovered in Thailand on March, 2006.
[edit] List of species in taxonomic order
- Moustached Warbler, Acrocephalus melanopogon
- Aquatic Warbler, Acrocephalus paludicola
- Sedge Warbler, Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Streaked Reed Warbler, Acrocephalus sorghophilus
- Black-browed Reed-warbler, Acrocephalus bistrigiceps
- Paddyfield Warbler, Acrocephalus agricola
- Manchurian Reed-warbler, Acrocephalus tangorum
- Blunt-winged Warbler, Acrocephalus concinens
- Reed Warbler, Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Caspian Reed Warbler, Acrocephalus (scirpaceus) fuscus
- Mangrove Reed Warbler, Acrocephalus (scirpaceus) avicenniae
- African Reed-warbler, Acrocephalus baeticatus
- Blyth's Reed-warbler, Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Marsh Warbler, Acrocephalus palustris
- Great Reed-warbler, Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- Oriental Reed-warbler, Acrocephalus orientalis
- Clamorous Reed-warbler, Acrocephalus stentoreus
- Large-billed Reed-warbler, Acrocephalus orinus
- Basra Reed-Warbler, Acrocephalus griseldis
- Australian Reed-warbler, Acrocephalus australis
- Nightingale Reed-warbler, Acrocephalus luscinia
- Aguiguan Nightingale Reed Warbler, Acrocephalus luscinia nijoi - doubtfully distinct; extinct (c.1997)
- Astrolabe Nightingale Reed Warbler, Acrocephalus luscinia astrolabii - extinct (mid-19th century?)
- Pagan Nightingale Reed Warbler, Acrocephalus luscinia yamashinae - doubtfully distinct; extinct (1970s)
- Caroline Reed-warbler, Acrocephalus syrinx
- Nauru Reed-warbler, Acrocephalus rehsei
- Millerbird, Acrocephalus familiaris
- Laysan Millerbird, Acrocephalus familiaris familiaris - extinct (late 1910s)
- Christmas Island-warbler, Acrocephalus aequinoctialis
- Tahiti Reed-warbler, Acrocephalus caffer
- Huahine Reed Warbler, Acrocephalus caffer garretti - extinct (19th century?)
- Raiatea Reed Warbler, Acrocephalus caffer musae - extinct (19th century?)
- Tuamotu Reed-warbler, Acrocephalus atyphus
- Rimitara Reed-warbler, Acrocephalus rimitarae
- Pitcairn Reed-warbler, Acrocephalus vaughani
- Henderson Island Reed-warbler, Acrocephalus taiti
- Marquesan Reed-warbler, Acrocephalus mendanae
- Cook Islands Reed-warbler, Acrocephalus kerearako
- Greater Swamp-warbler, Acrocephalus rufescens
- Cape Verde Swamp-warbler, Acrocephalus brevipennis
- Lesser Swamp-warbler, Acrocephalus gracilirostris
- Madagascar Swamp-warbler, Acrocephalus newtoni
- Thick-billed Warbler, Acrocephalus aedon
- Rodrigues Brush-warbler, Acrocephalus rodericanus
- Seychelles Warbler, Acrocephalus sechellensis
[edit] External links
- Acrocephalus videos on the Internet Bird Collection
