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;[[:Category:Acrocephalus|Acrocephalus]] luscinius
 
;[[:Category:Acrocephalus|Acrocephalus]] luscinius
'''Includes Saipan Reed Warbler, Pagan Reed Warbler; Aguiguan Reed Warbler'''
 
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
17cm.  Yellowish below and darker brown/yellow above with a large and very long bill.
 
17cm.  Yellowish below and darker brown/yellow above with a large and very long bill.
  
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
[[Australasia]]
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Formerly endemic to [[Guam]] in the Pacific Ocean.<br />
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Extinct after the introduction of Brown Tree Snake in the late 1960s.
  
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
Clements accepts three subspecies:
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species.<br />
* ''A. l. luscinius'' on the Mariana Islands (Guam, Agrihan, Alamagan and Saipan)
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It formerly included [[Saipan Reed Warbler]], [[Pagan Reed Warbler]] and [[Aguiguan Reed Warbler]].
* ''A. l. yamashinae'' on Pagan (northern Mariana Islands)
 
* ''A. l. nijoi'' on Aguijan (northern Mariana Islands)
 
Gill and Donsker split yamashinae as Pagan Reed Warbler, the birds from Saipan as Saipan Reed Warbler, ''Acrocephalus hiwae'' and the birds from Aguiguan as Aguiguan Reed Warbler, ''Acrocephalus nijoi''.
 
 
 
The population on Guam has been extirpated since the late 1960s. ''Acrocephalus luscinia nijoi'' of the presently uninhabited island of Aguiguan was first reported in 1940 by a Japanese collector, and surveys conducted by the Commonwealth in 1983 and 1985 yielded a maximum count of six individuals. ''Acrocephalus luscinia yamashinae'' of uninhabited Pagan has been little studied, and is believed to have survived in small numbers until at least the 1960s. The population is now thought to be extirpated. The total number of nightingale reed-warblers is approximately 6,225-6,230 individuals distributed over three islands: Aguiguan (1-6), Saipan (4,225), and Alamagan (2,000).
 
  
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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They often sing at night.  
 
They often sing at night.  
  
Diet includes insects, spiders, snails, and lizards.
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Diet included insects, spiders, snails, and lizards.
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Acrocephalus+luscinius}}
 
{{GSearch|Acrocephalus+luscinius}}
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Revision as of 08:08, 10 September 2013

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Acrocephalus luscinius

Identification

17cm. Yellowish below and darker brown/yellow above with a large and very long bill.

Distribution

Formerly endemic to Guam in the Pacific Ocean.
Extinct after the introduction of Brown Tree Snake in the late 1960s.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.
It formerly included Saipan Reed Warbler, Pagan Reed Warbler and Aguiguan Reed Warbler.

Habitat

Forest edges, reed marshes, and wetlands.

Behaviour

They often sing at night.

Diet included insects, spiders, snails, and lizards.

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
  2. Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2011. IOC World Bird Names (version 2.10). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.

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