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'''Alternative name: Thick-billed Reed-Warbler''' | '''Alternative name: Thick-billed Reed-Warbler''' | ||
| + | [[Image:Thick-billed_warbler.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|rockfowl|rockfowl}}<br />Beidaihe, Hebei, [[China]], May 2005]] | ||
;[[:Category:Iduna|Iduna]] aedon | ;[[:Category:Iduna|Iduna]] aedon | ||
''Acrocephalus aedon'' | ''Acrocephalus aedon'' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 16-17.5 cm | + | 16-17.5 cm |
| − | + | *Unstreaked brown back | |
| + | *Buff underparts | ||
| + | *Rounded forehead | ||
| + | *Short pointed bill<br /> | ||
| + | Young birds are rich buff below<br /> | ||
| + | Sexes are identical | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | + | [[Asia]]: found in [[Russia]], [[Siberia]], [[Mongolia]], [[China]], [[Tibet]], [[Nepal]], [[India]], [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]], Eastern and Western [[Himalayas]], [[Bhutan]] and [[Hong Kong]]<br /> | |
| + | '''Southeast Asia''': [[Indochina]], [[Myanmar]], [[Laos]], [[Vietnam]], [[Cambodia]], [[Thailand]] and [[Indonesia]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
Formerly placed in genus ''[[:Category:Acrocephalus|Acrocephalus]]''. | Formerly placed in genus ''[[:Category:Acrocephalus|Acrocephalus]]''. | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| + | *''I. a. aedon'': | ||
| + | :*Southern [[Siberia]] to western [[Mongolia]]; winters to [[Myanmar]], [[Thailand]], [[Indonesia]] | ||
| + | *''I. a. stegmanni'': | ||
| + | :*Eastern Siberia to Mongolia; winters to south-eastern [[China]], Thailand and [[Indochina]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Dense vegetation such as reeds, bushes and thick undergrowth. | + | Dense vegetation such as reeds, bushes and thick undergrowth; coastal scrub. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | 5-6 eggs | + | ====Breeding==== |
| − | + | The nest is built into a low tree. The clutch consists of 5-6 eggs. | |
| − | The diet includes insects but it will take other small prey | + | ====Diet==== |
| + | The diet includes insects but it will take other small prey. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Thick-billed+Warbler}} | {{GSearch|Thick-billed+Warbler}} | ||
| + | <br /> | ||
| + | {{Video|Thick_billed_Warbler}} | ||
| − | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Iduna]] [[Category:Videos]] | |
| − | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Iduna]] | ||
Revision as of 20:40, 1 May 2013
Alternative name: Thick-billed Reed-Warbler
- Iduna aedon
Acrocephalus aedon
Identification
16-17.5 cm
- Unstreaked brown back
- Buff underparts
- Rounded forehead
- Short pointed bill
Young birds are rich buff below
Sexes are identical
Distribution
Asia: found in Russia, Siberia, Mongolia, China, Tibet, Nepal, India, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Eastern and Western Himalayas, Bhutan and Hong Kong
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and Indonesia
Taxonomy
Formerly placed in genus Acrocephalus.
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- I. a. aedon:
- I. a. stegmanni:
Habitat
Dense vegetation such as reeds, bushes and thick undergrowth; coastal scrub.
Behaviour
Breeding
The nest is built into a low tree. The clutch consists of 5-6 eggs.
Diet
The diet includes insects but it will take other small prey.
External Links
