Eurasian Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus scirpaceus - Rousserolle effarvatte

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Acrocephalidés
Genus
:
Acrocephalus
Species
:
scirpaceus

Descriptor

Hermann, 1804

Biometrics

Size
: 13 cm
Wingspan
: 19 cm.
Weight
: 10 à 15 g

Longevity

12 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Description identification

Eurasian Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) is a species of bird in the Acrocephalidae family.

Subspecific information 4 subspecies

Acrocephalus scirpaceus scirpaceus (Europe to w Russia, Ukraine and w Turkey, nw Africa)
Acrocephalus scirpaceus fuscus (n Egypt and c Turkey through the Middle East to se European Russia, n Iran, Kazakhstan and nw China)
Acrocephalus scirpaceus avicenniae (coasts of the Red Sea)
Acrocephalus scirpaceus ammon (Oasis along the Libya/Egypt border region.)

Foreign names

Rousserolle effarvatte,
Carricero común,
rouxinol-pequeno-dos-caniços,
Teichrohrsänger,
cserregő nádiposzáta,
Kleine Karekiet,
Cannaiola,
rörsångare,
Rørsanger,
trsteniarik bahenný,
rákosník obecný,
Rørsanger,
rytikerttunen,
Hermansrietsanger,
boscarla de canyar,
Sefsöngvari,
trzcinniczek (zwyczajny),
ezeru ķauķis,
srpična trstnica,
Тростниковая камышевка,
ヨーロッパヨシキリ,
芦苇莺,
蘆葦鶯〔歐葦鶯〕,

Voice song and cries

play
pause

Habitat

Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Moist ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha)

Geographic range

Illustration

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Sources of information

IOC World Bird List (v12.1), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2022.

Other sources of interest