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Skull2 t.png The species Moorea Reed Warbler is possibly extinct.
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Photo by jacana
Uppsala Evolutionsmuseet, Sweden
Acrocephalus longirostris

Identification

Distribution

French Polynesia; endemic to Moorea (Society Islands); probably extinct, last confirmed report in 1981, two unconfirmed records after 2000.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.
Formerly included in Tahiti Reed Warbler.

Habitat

Behaviour

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2014. IOC World Bird Names (version 4.3). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.

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