Old World Warblers (Sylviidae)

Blyth's Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus dumetorum) - HBW 11, p. 621

French: Rousserolle des buissons German: Buschrohrsänger Spanish: Carricero de Blyth

Taxonomy: Acrocephalus dumetorum Blyth, 1849, India.
Belongs to a probably monophyletic group of small plain-coloured species that also includes A. scirpaceus, A. baeticatus and A. palustris, along with the closely related A. agricola superspecies (comprising also A. tangorum and A. concinens). Probably closer to A. palustris than to A. scirpaceus; hybridization with former recorded in SE Finland. Monotypic.

Distribution: Breeds in E Europe (mainly S Finland, Baltic States, Belarus) E to C Russia (upper R Lena and SE Altai), S to N Afghanistan; non-breeding S & E Indian Subcontinent and Myanmar.