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...
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 34 weeks ago 1 min 15 sec 4.6 -
A male singing from a stalk Locality Burgenland State, Austria (ssp arundinaceus)
Malcolm Mark Swan 20 May 2006 4 years ago 30 sec 4.4 -
A close up of a singing bird. Locality Axios Delta, Central Macedonia Region, Greece
Theo Mamais 7 June 2009 1 year ago 1 min 5 sec 4.4 -
A bird singing Locality Dobruja, Romania (ssp arundinaceus)
Helmut Schenkel Brunner 2004 3 years ago 19 sec 4.1 -
A bird singing. Locality Torote, Madrid, Spain (ssp arundinaceus)
Javier Ortas 27 May 2007 3 years ago 30 sec 3.9 -
A bird singing in the reeds, this species is a rare breeder in the Netherlands. Locality Vossemeer, Dronten, Flevoland Province, Netherlands (ssp arundinaceus)
Yoel Jimenez 14 May 2011 39 weeks ago 48 sec 3.8
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Singing Great Reed Warbler
Locality Netherlands
Rob Belterman 19 May 2008 1 year ago 4.3 -
A bird perched on reed
Locality Hungary
Zotyesz 2 June 2009 1 year ago 4.3 -
on a reed
Locality The Btecha (Jordan River Delta), Jordan Valley, Israel
Lior Kislev 12 September 2007 5 weeks ago 4.1 -
In the reeds
Locality Abu Nakhla Ponds, Doha, Qatar
John A Thompson 7 May 2010 1 year ago 4 -
First year in hand.
Locality Marjal del Moro, Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain
BIRDER 2 years ago 3.9 -
A male singing in a yelloow flower bush
Locality Lisbon Region, Portugal
Jose Viana 15 April 2008 2 years ago 3.8
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Two birds singing. Locality Prat de Cabanes-Torreblanca Natural Park, Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain
(ssp arundinaceus)
Carlos Fabregat 1 May 2010 17 weeks ago 4 -
Songs of several birds. Locality Prat de Cabanes-Torreblanca Natural Park, Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain
(ssp arundinaceus)
Carlos Fabregat 1 May 2010 17 weeks ago 4 -
A male singing Locality Anglesola, Lleida Province, Catalonia, Spain
Ferran Vaquero 16 May 2011 38 weeks ago 4 -
Song. Locality Prat de Cabanes-Torreblanca Natural Park, Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain
(ssp arundinaceus)
Carlos Fabregat 1 May 2010 17 weeks ago 3 -
Song. Locality Fasterna, Stockholm County, Sweden
AnteStrand 16 June 2010 1 year ago 3 -
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Singing males. Locality Lake Beyşehir, Turkey
(ssp arundinaceus)
Stuart Fisher 28 April 2007 2 years ago 3
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