Old World Warblers (Sylviidae)
Great Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus) - HBW 11, p. 625
French: Rousserolle turdoïde
German: Drosselrohrsänger
Spanish: Carricero Tordal
Other common names: European Great Reed-warbler
Taxonomy: Turdus arundinaceus Linnaeus, 1758, Gdañsk, Poland.
According to mitochondrial DNA sequences and morphology, this species is part of a monophyletic clade together with A. orientalis, A. stentoreus, A. australis and A. vaughani; probably other Pacific species also belong to this clade, but genetic data lacking. Often considered conspecific with A. orientalis or A. griseldis, or with both, but recent studies with genetic markers support treatment of all three as distinct species. Hybrids between present species and A. stentoreus described from Kazakhstan; two cases of hybridization with A. scir.. View all taxonomy...
Taxonomy: Turdus arundinaceus Linnaeus, 1758, Gdañsk, Poland.
According to mitochondrial DNA sequences and morphology, this species is part of a monophyletic clade together with A. orientalis, A. stentoreus, A. australis and A. vaughani; probably other Pacific species also belong to this clade, but genetic data lacking. Often considered conspecific with A. orientalis or A. griseldis, or with both, but recent studies with genetic markers support treatment of all three as distinct species. Hybrids between present species and A. stentoreus described from Kazakhstan; two cases of hybridization with A. scirpaceus recently reported from Germany and Belgium. Two subspecies recognized.
According to mitochondrial DNA sequences and morphology, this species is part of a monophyletic clade together with A. orientalis, A. stentoreus, A. australis and A. vaughani; probably other Pacific species also belong to this clade, but genetic data lacking. Often considered conspecific with A. orientalis or A. griseldis, or with both, but recent studies with genetic markers support treatment of all three as distinct species. Hybrids between present species and A. stentoreus described from Kazakhstan; two cases of hybridization with A. scirpaceus recently reported from Germany and Belgium. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- arundinaceus (Linnaeus, 1758) - breeds Europe (except NW & N), NW Africa and Turkey E to Volga Basin, Caucasus and Caspian Sea; non-breeding sub-Saharan Africa.
- zarudnyi E. J. O. Hartert, 1907 - breeds N Iraq and N Iran, and from R Volga and Caspian Sea E to NW Mongolia and S to Tajikistan and NW China (W Xinjiang); non-breeding sub-Saharan Africa.
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one bird respons on his neighbour Locality Vossemeer, Dronten, Flevoland Province, Netherlands (ssp arundinaceus)
Daniêl Jimenez 29 May 2011 1 year ago 1 min 15 sec 4.7 -
A male singing from a stalk Locality Burgenland State, Austria (ssp arundinaceus)
Malcolm Mark Swan 20 May 2006 5 years ago 30 sec 4.6 -
A close up of a singing bird. Locality Axios Delta, Central Macedonia Region, Greece
Theo Mamais 7 June 2009 2 years ago 1 min 5 sec 4.6 -
A bird singing Locality Dobruja, Romania (ssp arundinaceus)
Helmut Schenkel Brunner 2004 5 years ago 19 sec 4.6 -
A close up of the head of a bird. Locality Candasnos, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (ssp arundinaceus)
Jesús Laborda 11 May 2012 32 weeks ago 28 sec 4 -
A close up of the head of a bird. Locality Candasnos, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (ssp arundinaceus)
Jesús Laborda 11 May 2012 32 weeks ago 21 sec 4
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Singing Great Reed Warbler
Locality Netherlands
Rob Belterman 19 May 2008 3 years ago 4.5 -
In the reeds
Locality Abu Nakhla Ponds, Doha, Qatar
John A Thompson 7 May 2010 2 years ago 4.4 -
portrait (bird caught for ringing)
Locality Drôme, Rhône-Alpes, France (ssp arundinaceus)
Georges Olioso 11 June 2005 3 years ago 4.4 -
A bird perched on reed
Locality Hungary
Zotyesz 2 June 2009 3 years ago 4.3 -
on a reed
Locality The Btecha (Jordan River Delta), Jordan Valley, Israel
Lior Kislev 12 September 2007 1 year ago 4.1 -
A ringed bird.
Locality Berkara Valley, Jambyl Province, Kazakhstan (ssp zarudnyi)
Arnau Bonan Barfull 12 May 2006 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4
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A bird singing. Locality Axios Delta, Central Macedonia Region, Greece
Theo Mamais 7 June 2009 27 weeks ago 4.5 -
Several birds singing. Locality Candasnos, Huesca, Aragón, Spain
(ssp arundinaceus)
Jesús Laborda 11 May 2012 31 weeks ago 4 -
singing in reeds Locality Étang Chapelier, Villars-les-Dombes, Ain, Rhône-Alpes, France
jacques Prevost 1 May 2012 49 weeks ago 4 -
Two birds singing. Locality Prat de Cabanes-Torreblanca Natural Park, Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain
(ssp arundinaceus)
Carlos Fabregat 1 May 2010 1 year ago 4 -
Songs of several birds. Locality Prat de Cabanes-Torreblanca Natural Park, Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain
(ssp arundinaceus)
Carlos Fabregat 1 May 2010 1 year ago 4 -
A male singing Locality Anglesola, Lleida Province, Catalonia, Spain
Ferran Vaquero 16 May 2011 2 years ago 4
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