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[[Image:Marsh_Warbler.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by jenygard]] | [[Image:Marsh_Warbler.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by jenygard]] | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | Brown back and pale underparts. The sexes are identical, | + | Brown back and pale underparts. The sexes are identical, but young birds are yellower below. |
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | [[Europe]] and [[Asia]] | + | Breeds in [[Europe]] and [[Asia]]; migrates to [[Africa]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== |
Revision as of 12:11, 25 March 2008
- Acrocephalus palustris
Identification
Brown back and pale underparts. The sexes are identical, but young birds are yellower below.
Distribution
Breeds in Europe and Asia; migrates to Africa.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Found in areas of dense vegetation with taller bushes nearby.
Behaviour
3-6 eggs are laid in a nest in reeds or low vegetation.
Diet includes insects, and occasionally berries in autumn.
External Links
Bird Song
<flashmp3>Acrocephalus palustris (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program