Old World Warblers (Sylviidae)
Kiritimati Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus aequinoctialis) - HBW 11, p. 628
French: Rousserolle de la Ligne
German: Fanningrohrsänger
Spanish: Carricero de Kiritimati
Other common names: Christmas (Island) Warbler/Reed-warbler, Equinoctial/Polynesian Warbler/Reed-warbler, Line Island Warbler/Reed-warbler, Bokikokiko
Taxonomy: Sylvia aequinoctialis Latham, 1790, Kiritimati (Christmas Island), eastern Polynesia.
Relationships uncertain. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- pistor Tristram, 1883 - Teraina and Tabuaeran, in N Line Is.
- aequinoctialis (Latham, 1790) - Kiritimati (N Line Is).
- Endangered Enlarge map
-
A bird feeding at the base of a bush. Locality Kiritimati (Christmas) Island, Line Islands, Kiribati (ssp aequinoctialis)
Peter Fraser 3 September 2008 3 years ago 15 sec 2.8
-
The bird was foraging in heavy brush, affording only a brief view.
Locality Kiribati
Grant Hendrickson 1 November 1998 8 weeks ago 2.6
- No sound recordings available yet
Email this page