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BIRD FACTS |
Description
Clamorous Reed Warbler has a plain brown back and whitish underparts washed with brown. It has a sturdy pointed bill. Males and females are similar in appearance. The Australian Reed-Warbler (A. stentoreus) is included as a subspecies of Acrocephalus stentoreus in some publications.
Size
18cm - 20cm
Habitat
reed beds
Food
mainly insects and other small invertebrates
Breeding
lays three to six eggs in a basket shaped nest amongst the reeds
Range
Breeding range is from Egypt to India, Pakistan, Afghanistan to south China, and southeast Asia. It is also found in Australia .
Credits:
Map is from Atlas of Living Australia website at https://biocache.ala.org.au licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Classification
| Class: | Aves | | Order: | Passeriformes | | Family: | Sylviidae | | Genus: | Acrocephalus | | Species: | stentoreus | | Common Name: | Clamorous Reed Warbler |
Relatives in same Genus
Australian Reed-Warbler (A. australis)
Oriental Reed-Warbler (A. orientalis)
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