OTHER NAMES: N/A
Latin Etymology: Acrocephalus ("topmost head") arundinaceus ("like a reed")
Adult male Great Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus) at RSPB Ouse Fen, Cambridgeshure - May 2024
Featured Subspecies: Acrocephalus arundinaceus arundinaceus
Weight: 22-38g/ / Length: 16-21cm / Wingspan: 25-30cm
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
A huge warbler distinct on its size alone, more resembling a thrush in size and also the vibe of it's song. A species of reedbeds of Europe and Central Asia, migrating in Winter to Sub-Saharan Africa. Closely related to the Oriental and Basra Reed Warblers, of which the former was formerly considered a subspecies, though it is a slightly larger bird than either of those species. Normally not found in Britain, this individual was singing at Ouse Fen in May 2024.
Related Species:
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Acrocephalidae
Genus: Acrocephalus
SUBSPECIES: A. a. arundinaceus, A. a. zarudnyi
- Sighting Locations -
UNITED KINGDOM - A regular vagrant
- A vagrant seen at RSPB Ouse Fen in May 2024 .
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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