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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Africa]], the [[Middle East]], [[Asia]] and [[Australasia]]<br /> | [[Africa]], the [[Middle East]], [[Asia]] and [[Australasia]]<br /> |
Revision as of 07:14, 12 February 2018
- Acrocephalus stentoreus
Includes Indian Reed Warbler
Identification
18-20 cm (7-7¾ in)
- Brown back
- Whitish underparts
- Strong pointed bill
Sexes similar
Distribution
Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Australasia
Northern Africa: Egypt
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Eritrea, Somalia
Middle East: Israel, Jordan, Arabian Peninsula, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Iran
Asia: China, Nepal, Pakistan, India, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Borneo, Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, Lesser Sundas, Bali, Timor, Moluccas
Australasia: New Guinea, Australia (Queensland), Melanesia, Solomon Islands
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 10 subspecies[1]:
- A. s. stentoreus:
- A. s. levantinus:
- Northern Israel
- A. s. brunnescens: (Indian Reed-Warbler)
- A. s. amyae:
- A. s. meridionalis:
- A. s. harterti:
- Philippines (Luzon, Mindoro, Leyte, Bohol and Mindanao)
- A. s. celebensis:
- Southern Sulawesi
- A. s. siebersi:
- Western Java
- A. s. lentecaptus:
- South-eastern Borneo, Java and western Lesser Sundas (Lombok and Sumbawa)
- A. s. sumbae:
- Buru Island (southern Moluccas) and eastern Lesser Sundas (Sumba and Timor)
Habitat
Large reed beds and bushes around lakes, ponds and along rivers.
Behaviour
Breeding
They construct a basket-like nest in the reeds. The clutch consists of 3-6 eggs.
Diet
Their diet consists almost entiredly of insects, such as stoneflies, mayflies, dragonflies and damselflies.
Vocalisation
<flashmp3>Clamorous_reed_warbler.mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
Recording by Alok Tewari
Dist. Gurgaon, India, March-2016
Calling from reed-bed in the wetlands now being drained.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2016)
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Clamorous Reed Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Clamorous_Reed_Warbler
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