Old World Warblers (Sylviidae)
Nightingale Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus luscinius) - HBW 11, p. 627
French: Rousserolle rossignol
German: Sprosserrohrsänger
Spanish: Carricero Ruiseñor
Taxonomy: Thryothorus luscinius Quoy and Gaimard, 1830, Guam.
Sometimes treated as conspecific with A. syrinx, and sometimes also with A. rehsei, but differs from both in distinctly larger size, much longer bill, and song. Dark race yamashinae, from Pagan I (NC Northern Marianas), extinct; described race astrolabii, of uncertain origin but possibly fromYap (in W Caroline Is), also extinct. Two extant subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- luscinius (Quoy & Gaimard, 1830) - Northern Mariana Is (Alamagan, Saipan).
- nijoi (Yamashina, 1940) - Aguijan (S Northern Marianas).
- Critically Endangered Enlarge map
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Male singing Locality Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands (ssp luscinius)
Curt Kessler 15 August 2010 50 weeks ago 27 sec 4.6 -
Male singing Locality Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
Curt Kessler 29 April 2009 52 weeks ago 14 sec 4 -
Mated Pair Locality Lower Base, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands (ssp luscinius)
Curt Kessler 29 April 2009 52 weeks ago 24 sec 3.8 -
A bird singing Locality Kalabera, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands (ssp luscinia)
Curt Kessler 31 January 2006 5 years ago 25 sec 3.4 -
A bird in a bush, singing Locality Koblerville, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands (ssp luscinia)
Curt Kessler 31 January 2006 5 years ago 27 sec 3.3
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bird singing from dense vegetation Locality Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
Desmond Allen 1 January 2001 1 year ago 3
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