Kiritimati Reed Warbler - BirdForum Opus

Alternative names: Christmas Island Warbler; Bokikokiko

Acrocephalus aequinoctialis

Identification

15 cm (6 in)

• Grey overall plumage
• White feather edging
• Whitish supercilium extending from bill base

Distribution

Melanesia: Kiribati in the Pacific Ocean.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies^[1]:

• A. a. aequinoctialis:

• Kiritimati (northern Line Islands in central Pacific)

• A. a. pistor:

• Northern Line Islands (Teraina and Tabuaeran)

Habitat

Open areas with scattered trees.

Behaviour

Diet

Their main diet consists of insects, particularly flies and dragonflies. They also eat some small lizards.

Breeding

Monogamous. They construct a deep cup nest from grasses, rootlets, coconut husk tendrils.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2019)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Kiritimati Reed Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 11 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Kiritimati_Reed_Warbler

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