Old World Warblers (Sylviidae)
Australian Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus australis) - HBW 11, p. 627
French: Rousserolle d’Australie
German: Australrohrsänger
Spanish: Carricero Australiano
Other common names: Australian Great Reed-warbler, Long-billed Reed-warbler
Taxonomy: Calamoherpe australis Gould, 1838, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia.
According to mitochondrial DNA sequences and morphology, this species is part of a monophyletic clade together with A. arundinaceus, A. orientalis, A. stentoreus and A. vaughani; probably other Pacific species also belong to this clade, but genetic data lacking. Has been considered a race of A. stentoreus, but molecular-genetic analysis supports treatment as separate species; populations from Indonesia to Solomons, currently placed in A. stentoreus, might instead belong in present species. Three subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- carterae Mathews, 1912 - NW Australia.
- gouldi A. J. C. Dubois, 1901 - SW Australia.
- australis (Gould, 1838) - E & SE Australia, including Tasmania.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Calling with several different calls. Locality Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Stephen Wallace 8 October 2011 18 weeks ago 23 sec 4.3 -
Giving single note call. Locality Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Stephen Wallace 18 weeks ago 30 sec 4.2 -
Foraging away from reeds. Locality Jerrabomberra Wetlands, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Stephen Wallace 25 September 2011 20 weeks ago 25 sec 4.2 -
A bird on stems, foraging Locality Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (ssp australis)
Geoffrey Dabb 31 August 2004 5 years ago 43 sec 4.2 -
Foraging - another Australian Reed-warbler calls off screen. Locality West Belconnen Pond, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Stephen Wallace 27 September 2011 19 weeks ago 11 sec 4 -
A bird perched on a stick Locality Sherwood, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (ssp australis)
Nick Talbot 25 June 2005 4 years ago 13 sec 3.5
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adult bird on a reed stem
Locality Stanthorpe, Queensland, Australia
David Taylor 1 year ago 4.7 -
Australian reed-warbler
Locality Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Margaret Leggoe 23 November 2010 1 year ago 3.6 -
Perched in a lakeside bush
Locality Jerrabomberra, New South Wales, Australia
Lindsay Hansch 26 November 2008 39 weeks ago 3.5 -
A bird perching on a reed.
Locality Royal Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (ssp australis)
Nick Talbot 3 December 2011 7 weeks ago 3.3 -
Perched in a reedbed
Locality Jerrabomberra, New South Wales, Australia
Lindsay Hansch 5 October 2011 18 weeks ago 3.3 -
Close-up of a bird on floating vegetation.
Locality Royal Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (ssp australis)
Nick Talbot 30 December 2011 6 weeks ago 3
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A bird singing briefly. Locality Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia
(ssp australis)
Josep del Hoyo 28 October 2009 1 year ago 3
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