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Nightingale Reed Warbler - BirdForum Opus

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Skull t.png The species Nightingale Reed Warbler is extinct.
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Acrocephalus luscinius

Identification

17cm. Yellowish below and darker brown/yellow above with a large and very long bill.

Distribution

Formerly endemic to Guam in the Pacific Ocean.
Extinct after the introduction of Brown Tree Snake in the late 1960s.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.
It formerly included Saipan Reed Warbler, Pagan Reed Warbler and Aguiguan Reed Warbler.

Habitat

Forest edges, reed marshes, and wetlands.

Behaviour

They often sing at night.

Diet included insects, spiders, snails, and lizards.

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
  2. Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2011. IOC World Bird Names (version 2.10). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.

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