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Reed warbler (1 Viewer)
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Jean FRANCOIS
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The African Reed Warbler is not reputed to be present in Algeria.
Probably Eurasian Reed Warbler.
Jean
Probably Eurasian Reed Warbler.
Jean
But in tunisia and morroco there are the two species african reed warbler and eurasian reed warbler ... I found some population all the year !!!!!
Also the wings look short???????
what is the different between African and Eurasian reed warbler??
Jean FRANCOIS
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I think without the bird in hand, you can't say.
The primary projection actually seems short, it's a good point for a baeticatus.
According to experts, the taxonomic status of baeticatus versus scirpaceus is still uncertain.
Jean
Acrocephalus
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The short primary projection and the general expression of the bird seem to indicate a bird from the local breeding population (subspecies ambiguus).
As for the taxonomy, Olsson et al. (2016) proposed four main taxonomic alternatives for the Eurasian/African reed warbler complex. The 'IOC World Bird List' adopted the second approach by splitting the complex into two species: Eurasian and African reed warbler, but included ambiguus with the latter. On the other hand, HBW adopted the most conservative approach by lumping all taxa of the complex into a single species: Acrocephalus scirpaceus.
Jean, when people talk about the African Reed Warbler in Northwest African and Iberia, they mean 'Acrocephalus baeticatus ambiguus' not the nominate taxon. In other words, they follow the taxonomy of 'IOC World Bird List' as mentioned above (eBird also treats ambiguus as a subspecies of African Reed Warbler).
As for the taxonomy, Olsson et al. (2016) proposed four main taxonomic alternatives for the Eurasian/African reed warbler complex. The 'IOC World Bird List' adopted the second approach by splitting the complex into two species: Eurasian and African reed warbler, but included ambiguus with the latter. On the other hand, HBW adopted the most conservative approach by lumping all taxa of the complex into a single species: Acrocephalus scirpaceus.
Jean, when people talk about the African Reed Warbler in Northwest African and Iberia, they mean 'Acrocephalus baeticatus ambiguus' not the nominate taxon. In other words, they follow the taxonomy of 'IOC World Bird List' as mentioned above (eBird also treats ambiguus as a subspecies of African Reed Warbler).
