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Alternative name: Thick-billed Reed Warbler

Photo by rockfowl
Beidaihe, Hebei, China, May 2005

Arundinax aedon

Acrocephalus aedon, Phragmaticola aedon, Phragamaticola aedon, Iduna 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 Iduna, and sometimes Phragmaticola [also spelt Phragamaticola].

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies^[1]:

A. a. aedon:

Southern Siberia to western Mongolia; winters to Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia

A. a. rufescens:

Eastern Siberia to Mongolia; winters to south-eastern China, Thailand and Indochina

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

List of references

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

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-'''Alternative name: Thick-billed Reed-Warbler'''
+'''Alternative name: Thick-billed Reed Warbler'''
-;[[:Category:Acrocephalus|Acrocephalus]] aedon
+[[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 rockfowl<br>Location: Beidaihe, Hebei, China]]
+;[[:Category:Arundinax|Arundinax]] aedon
+''Acrocephalus aedon'', ''Phragmaticola aedon'', ''Phragamaticola aedon'', ''Iduna aedon''
 ==Identification==
--17.5 cm.  Unstreaked brown back and buff underparts, rounded forehead, short pointed bill.  Young birds are rich buff below.  The sexes are identical.
+-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==
-East [[Asia]].
+[[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==
-Some authorities believe that this species belong in the genus ''Phragmaticola'' others place it in  ''[[:Category:Iduna|Iduna]]''.
+Formerly placed in genus ''[[:Category:Acrocephalus|Acrocephalus]]'' and ''[[:Category:Iduna|Iduna]]'', and sometimes ''Phragmaticola'' [also spelt ''Phragamaticola''].
+====Subspecies====
+There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
+*''A. a. aedon'':
+:*Southern [[Siberia]] to western [[Mongolia]]; winters to [[Myanmar]], [[Thailand]], [[Indonesia]]
+*''A. a. rufescens'':
+:*Eastern Siberia to Mongolia; winters to south-eastern [[China]], Thailand and [[Indochina]]
 ==Habitat==
-Dense vegetation such as reeds, bushes and thick undergrowth.
+Dense vegetation such as reeds, bushes and thick undergrowth; coastal scrub.
 ==Behaviour==
--6 eggs are laid in a nest in a low tree.
+====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 items.
+====Diet====
+The diet includes insects but it will take other small prey.
+==References==
+#{{Ref-Clements6thAug13}}#Avibase
+#Wikipedia
+{{ref}}
 ==External Links==
-{{GSearch|Thick-billed+Warbler}}
+{{GSearch|"Arundinax aedon" {{!}} "Thick-billed Warbler" {{!}} "Thick-billed Reed Warbler"}}
+{{GS-checked}}1
+<br />
+<br />
-[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Acrocephalus]]
+[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Arundinax]]