Nauru Reed Warbler - BirdForum Opus

Alternative names: Finsch's Reed-warbler; Nauru Warbler; Pleasant Warbler

Identification

15 cm. A medium-sized Acrocephalus warbler with distinctly rounded wings and a thin, straight bill.

Whitish supercilium
Greyish-olive upperparts
Umber-brown upperwings and tail
Yellowish-white chin and throat, light rufescent underparts, brightest on flanks

Sexes similar, juveniles undescribed.

Endemic to Nauru Island (Melanesia).
A restricted-range species with a very small range.

This is a monotypic species.
Has been considered conspecific with Nightingale Reed Warbler in the past.

Found in the remaining forest on steep sides of the island escarpment. Also in scrub areas and gardens in coastal areas.

Feeds on insects.
Seen foraging in coconut palms in coastal areas.

Breeding season probably all year. The nest is placed 0.45 to 3 m above the ground in a bush or low undergrowth. Probably lays 3 eggs.

This is a sedentary species.

Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2016)

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Nauru Reed Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Nauru_Reed_Warbler