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− | '''Alternative name: Thick-billed Reed | + | '''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]] | [[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'', ''Phragmaticola aedon'', ''Phragamaticola aedon'' |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
16-17.5 cm | 16-17.5 cm | ||
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'''Southeast Asia''': [[Indochina]], [[Myanmar]], [[Laos]], [[Vietnam]], [[Cambodia]], [[Thailand]] and [[Indonesia]] | '''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]]'', and sometimes alone in its own genus ''Phragmaticola'' [also spelt ''Phragamaticola'']. |
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
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*''I. a. stegmanni'': | *''I. a. stegmanni'': | ||
:*Eastern Siberia to Mongolia; winters to south-eastern [[China]], Thailand and [[Indochina]] | :*Eastern Siberia to Mongolia; winters to south-eastern [[China]], Thailand and [[Indochina]] | ||
+ | :*If species treated in ''Phragmaticola'', this subspecies takes the name ''P. a. rufescens'' ("''rufescens''" is preoccupied in ''Iduna'') | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Dense vegetation such as reeds, bushes and thick undergrowth; coastal scrub. | Dense vegetation such as reeds, bushes and thick undergrowth; coastal scrub. |
Revision as of 19:07, 19 January 2015
Alternative name: Thick-billed Reed Warbler
- Iduna aedon
Acrocephalus aedon, Phragmaticola aedon, Phragamaticola 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, and sometimes alone in its own genus Phragmaticola [also spelt Phragamaticola].
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.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Thick-billed Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Thick-billed_Warbler
External Links