- Acrocephalus australis
Identification
16cm (6½ in)
Brown and buff overall plumage.
Sexes similar.
Distribution
Australasia: Ranges in Indonesia (Greater and Lesser Sundas), southeast Borneo, Philippines, throughout Australia including Tasmania, and New Guinea.
Taxonomy
Was previously considered a subspecies of Clamorous Reed Warbler
Subspecies
Polytypic, there are three subspecies[1]:
- A. a. sumbae:
- Buru (South Moluccas), Sumba and Timor (Lesser Sundas), New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, and Solomon Islands
- A. a. australis:
- Eastern half of Australia; winters to north
- A. a. gouldi:
- Breeds western Australia (southwestern Western Australia); winters to northwestern Northern Territory
Habitat
Reed beds and dense vegetation on the shores of lakes, rivers and creeks.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet consists mostly of insects.
Breeding
It builds a deep cup nest from woven reeds, lined with fine dry grass and feathers, in among dense reeds. The female incubates the eggs.
References
- Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Birds in Backyards
- BirdForum Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Australian Reed Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Australian_Reed_Warbler
External Links
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