Clamorous Reed Warbler

Photo by Romy Ocon
Candaba Swamp, Pampanga, Philippines, April 2005

Acrocephalus stentoreus

Includes Indian Reed Warbler

Identification

18-20 cm (7-7¾ in)

• Brown back
• Whitish underparts
• Strong pointed bill
  

Sexes similar

Distribution

Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Australasia
Northern Africa: Egypt
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Eritrea, Somalia
Middle East: Israel, Jordan, Arabian Peninsula, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Iran
Asia: China, Nepal, Pakistan, India, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Borneo, Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, Lesser Sundas, Bali, Timor, Moluccas
Australasia: New Guinea, Australia (Queensland), Melanesia, Solomon Islands

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 10 subspecies^[1]:

• A. s. stentoreus:

• Egypt to Sinai Peninsula, Levant and Jordan

• A. s. levantinus:

• Northern Israel

• A. s. brunnescens: (Indian Reed-Warbler)

• Arabia and Iran to Mongolia and India; winters to India

• A. s. amyae:

• Plains of Brahmaputra River (Assam) to Myanmar and south-western China

• A. s. meridionalis:

• Sri Lanka

• A. s. harterti:

• Philippines (Luzon, Mindoro, Leyte, Bohol and Mindanao)

• A. s. celebensis:

• Southern Sulawesi

• A. s. siebersi:

• Western Java

• A. s. lentecaptus:

• South-eastern Borneo, Java and western Lesser Sundas (Lombok and Sumbawa)

• A. s. sumbae:

• Buru Island (southern Moluccas) and eastern Lesser Sundas (Sumba and Timor)

Habitat

Large reed beds and bushes around lakes, ponds and along rivers.

Behaviour

Breeding

They construct a basket-like nest in the reeds. The clutch consists of 3-6 eggs.

Diet

Their diet consists almost entiredly of insects, such as stoneflies, mayflies, dragonflies and damselflies.

Vocalisation

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Recording by Alok Tewari
Dist. Gurgaon, India, March-2016
Calling from reed-bed in the wetlands now being drained.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2016)
4. Wikipedia

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Clamorous Reed Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 22 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Clamorous_Reed_Warbler

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