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Acrocephalus orientalis

Photo by wigan24.
Location: Chonsuman-bay, South Korea.

[edit] Identification

18-20. Brown above, paler rump and white tips to the tail feathers. White underparts, brown flanks and undertail-coverts, narrow grey streaks on throat and breast, dark eyestripe, white stripe above the eye, long, heavy bill is brown above and pink below with a bright orange gape. The feet are grey.

[edit] Distribution

Southern Siberia, Mongolia, China, Korea and Japan.

[edit] Taxonomy

A recent split from Great Reed Warbler, Oriental Reed Warbler has no known subspecies.

[edit] Habitat

Reedbeds and can also be found in marshes, paddy fields, grassland and scrub.

[edit] Behaviour

Diet includes insects and invertebrates.

The nest is built 1-1.5 metres above the ground among reed stems. 2-6 eggs are laid and are incubated for 12 to 14 days. The young birds fledge after 10 to 15 days.

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