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| + | [[Image:Marsh_Warbler.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by {{user|jenygard|jenygard}}, Linnesstranda, Lier, [[Norway]]]] | ||
;[[:Category:Acrocephalus|Acrocephalus]] palustris | ;[[:Category:Acrocephalus|Acrocephalus]] palustris | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 13-15cm | |
| − | + | *Olive-brown upperparts | |
| + | *Paler underparts | ||
| + | *Whitish throat<br /> | ||
| + | The sexes are identical<br /> | ||
| + | '''Immature''': more rufous upperparts and yellower below | ||
| + | ====Confusion Species==== | ||
| + | [[Eurasian Reed-Warbler]]: | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | Breeds in [[Europe]] and [[Asia]]; migrates to [[Africa]]. | + | Breeds in [[Europe]] to central [[Russia]] and [[Asia]]; migrates to [[Africa]]. |
| + | [[Image:24631marsh warbler.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|Pernatez|Pernatez}}<br />Moscow, [[Russia]]]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | Monotypic<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Found in areas of dense vegetation with taller bushes nearby. | + | Found in areas of dense vegetation; nettles, reeds etc beside streams and ponds, with taller bushes nearby particularly as perches for singing. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | ====Breeding==== | |
| − | + | Three to six eggs are laid in a nest in reeds or low vegetation. | |
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
Diet includes insects, and occasionally berries in autumn. | Diet includes insects, and occasionally berries in autumn. | ||
===Vocalisation=== | ===Vocalisation=== | ||
<flashmp3>Acrocephalus palustris (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | <flashmp3>Acrocephalus palustris (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | ||
''[[Media:Acrocephalus palustris (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ''[[Media:Acrocephalus palustris (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#RSPB | ||
| + | #Collins Pocket Guide to British Birds 1966 | ||
| + | #BF Member observations | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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{{GSearch|Acrocephalus+palustris}} | {{GSearch|Acrocephalus+palustris}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Acrocephalus]] | + | <br /> |
| + | {{Video|Marsh_Warbler}} | ||
| + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Acrocephalus]][[Category:Bird Songs]][[Category:Videos]] | ||
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- Acrocephalus palustris
Identification
13-15cm
- Olive-brown upperparts
- Paler underparts
- Whitish throat
The sexes are identical
Immature: more rufous upperparts and yellower below
Confusion Species
Distribution
Breeds in Europe to central Russia and Asia; migrates to Africa.
Taxonomy
Monotypic[1]
Habitat
Found in areas of dense vegetation; nettles, reeds etc beside streams and ponds, with taller bushes nearby particularly as perches for singing.
Behaviour
Breeding
Three to six eggs are laid in a nest in reeds or low vegetation.
Diet
Diet includes insects, and occasionally berries in autumn.
Vocalisation
<flashmp3>Acrocephalus palustris (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
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.
- RSPB
- Collins Pocket Guide to British Birds 1966
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Marsh Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 6 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Marsh_Warbler
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