Old World Warblers (Sylviidae)
Basra Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus griseldis) - HBW 11, p. 627
French: Rousserolle d’Irak
German: Basrarohrsänger
Spanish: Carricero de Basora
Taxonomy: Calamoherpe griseldis Hartlaub, 1891, Nguru, Kilosa, Tanzania.
Has been treated as conspecific with A. arundinaceus, but recent study based on mitochondrial DNA sequences supports treatment as separate species. Monotypic.
Distribution: Breeds in E Iraq (on lower R Euphrates and R Tigris); non-breeding E Africa from S Somalia S to Mozambique and Malawi.
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One of many birds passing through Tamarisk bushes, most notable feature was a 'Corncrake'-like call. Locality King Khalid Wildlife Research Centre, Thumamah, Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia
Tom Tarrant 12 August 1993 3 years ago 6 sec 3.6
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very similar to the great reed but a bit smaller and paler.
Locality Jeddah, Makkah Province, Saudi Arabia
ammadoux 21 August 2010 2 years ago 3.7 -
Perched at the edge of the lake.
Locality Awassa Lake, SNNPR Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Ken Havard 2 November 2011 1 year ago 3.5 -
a summer visitor to the western side of Arabia
Locality Jeddah, Makkah Province, Saudi Arabia
ammadoux 2 years ago 3.5 -
A migrating bird on a tree
Locality Green Island, Kuwait
Georges Olioso 18 April 2011 2 years ago 3.3
- No sound recordings available yet
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