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;[[:Category:Acrocephalus|Acrocephalus]] agricola | ;[[:Category:Acrocephalus|Acrocephalus]] agricola | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 12–14 cm (4¾-5½ in) <br /> | |
*Plumage varies through the season from rusty to palish-buff unstreaked upperparts | *Plumage varies through the season from rusty to palish-buff unstreaked upperparts | ||
*Whitish underparts | *Whitish underparts | ||
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Low dense vegetation such as long grass, reeds and rice, besides lakes and marshes | Low dense vegetation such as long grass, reeds and rice, besides lakes and marshes | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Action==== | ||
Flicks and cocks the tail. | Flicks and cocks the tail. | ||
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
| − | Nests low in reeds | + | Nests low in reeds. Their clutch contains 4-5 eggs. There may be a second brood. |
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
| − | Gleans insects from reeds and also in tree canopy. | + | Gleans insects such as mayflies, dragonflies, bugs, cicadids and caddis flies from reeds and also in tree canopy. |
====Vocalisation==== | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
Calls and song less harsh than [[Marsh Warbler]]. <br /> | Calls and song less harsh than [[Marsh Warbler]]. <br /> | ||
'''Call''': ''chek'' and ''zak'' | '''Call''': ''chek'' and ''zak'' | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#Avibase |
#Hering, J., Flade, M. & Wink, M. (2015): Records of Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola in Turkey and evidence for a monotypic taxon. Sandgrouse 37(2): 130–136. | #Hering, J., Flade, M. & Wink, M. (2015): Records of Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola in Turkey and evidence for a monotypic taxon. Sandgrouse 37(2): 130–136. | ||
#[https://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=178116 Birdforum thread] discussing taxonomy of this species | #[https://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=178116 Birdforum thread] discussing taxonomy of this species | ||
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#Collins Field Guide 5th Edition | #Collins Field Guide 5th Edition | ||
#Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 6 | #Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 6 | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2019) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 23:10, 25 May 2019
- Acrocephalus agricola
Identification
12–14 cm (4¾-5½ in)
- Plumage varies through the season from rusty to palish-buff unstreaked upperparts
- Whitish underparts
- Whitish supercilium
- Short bill, with yellowish lower mandible
- Long tail
Sexes similar
Similar Species
Eurasian Reed Warbler which has longer wings and shorter tail, and less marked supercillium.
Distribution
Breeds in central Eurasia; winters in southern Asia
Rare, but regular vagrant to western Europe
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1][3][4].
Habitat
Low dense vegetation such as long grass, reeds and rice, besides lakes and marshes
Behaviour
Action
Flicks and cocks the tail.
Breeding
Nests low in reeds. Their clutch contains 4-5 eggs. There may be a second brood.
Diet
Gleans insects such as mayflies, dragonflies, bugs, cicadids and caddis flies from reeds and also in tree canopy.
Vocalisation
Calls and song less harsh than Marsh Warbler.
Call: chek and zak
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Hering, J., Flade, M. & Wink, M. (2015): Records of Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola in Turkey and evidence for a monotypic taxon. Sandgrouse 37(2): 130–136.
- Birdforum thread discussing taxonomy of this species
- Collins Field Guide 5th Edition
- Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 6
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2019)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Paddyfield Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 12 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Paddyfield_Warbler
