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;[[:Category:Acrocephalus|Acrocephalus]] palustris | ;[[:Category:Acrocephalus|Acrocephalus]] palustris | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
+ | [[Image:24631marsh warbler.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo © by {{user|Pernatez|Pernatez}}<br />Moscow, [[Russia]]]] | ||
13-15cm | 13-15cm | ||
*Olive-brown upperparts | *Olive-brown upperparts | ||
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'''Immature''': more rufous upperparts and yellower below | '''Immature''': more rufous upperparts and yellower below | ||
====Confusion Species==== | ====Confusion Species==== | ||
− | [[ | + | [[Common Reed Warbler]]: |
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | + | [[File:Marsh-Warbler_Flight_DGSCP321.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Photo © by {{user|Digiscoper321|Digiscoper321}}<br />West [[Sweden]], 31 May 2022]] | |
− | + | [[Europe]] to central [[Russia]]; winters to coastal southeastern [[Africa]] (Natal) | |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>. | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>. | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Found in areas of dense vegetation; nettles, reeds etc beside streams and ponds, with taller bushes nearby particularly as perches for singing. | Found in areas of dense vegetation; nettles, reeds etc beside streams and ponds, with taller bushes nearby particularly as perches for singing. | ||
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Diet includes insects, and occasionally berries in autumn. | Diet includes insects, and occasionally berries in autumn. | ||
===Vocalisation=== | ===Vocalisation=== | ||
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Well known for mimicking other species of birds. | Well known for mimicking other species of birds. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
− | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug21}}#Royal Society for the Protection of Birds |
#Collins Pocket Guide to British Birds 1966 | #Collins Pocket Guide to British Birds 1966 | ||
− | # | + | #Birdforum Member observations |
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
− | {{GSearch|Acrocephalus | + | {{GSearch|"Acrocephalus palustris" {{!}} "Marsh Warbler"}} |
+ | {{GS-checked}}1 | ||
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− | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Acrocephalus]] [[Category:Bird Songs | + | |
+ | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Acrocephalus]] [[Category:Bird Songs]] |
Latest revision as of 23:24, 1 September 2023
- 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
Europe to central Russia; winters to coastal southeastern Africa (Natal)
Taxonomy
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
Well known for mimicking other species of birds.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
- Collins Pocket Guide to British Birds 1966
- Birdforum 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
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1