- Acrocephalus agricola
Identification
12-13.5 cm
- Plumage varies through the season from rusty to palish-buff unstreaked upperparts
- Whitish underparts
- Whitish supercillium
- Short bill, with yellowish lower mandible
- Long tail
Sexes similar
Similar Species
Eurasian Reed-Warbler which has longer wings and shorter tail.
Distribution
Breeds in central Eurasia; winters in southern Asia
Rare, but regular vagrant to western Europe
Taxonomy
Monotypic
Habitat
Low dense vegetation such as long grass, reeds and rice, besides lakes and marshes
Behaviour
Flicks and cocks the tail.
Breeding
Nests low in reeds; 4-5 eggs are laid
Diet
Gleans insects from reeds and also in tree canopy.
Vocalisation
Calls and song less harsh than Marsh Warbler.
Call: chek and zak
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Wikipedia
- Collins Field Guide 5th Edition
- Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 6