Acrocephalus scirpaceus (Eurasian Reed Warbler)

Common Names

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Common Names in Afrikaans:

Hermanse Rietsanger

Common Names in Dutch:

Kleine Karekiet

Common Names in English:

Asian Reed Warbler, Eurasian Reed Warbler, Eurasian Reed-Warbler, European Reed Warbler, Marsh Warbler, Reed Warbler

Common Names in Finnish:

Luhta, Rytikerttunen

Common Names in French:

Rousserolle Effarvatte

Common Names in German:

Teichrohrsänger

Common Names in Hebrew:

קנית קטנה

Common Names in Italian:

Cannaiola

Common Names in Japanese:

ヨーロッパヨシキリ

Common Names in Russian:

Тростниковая камышевка, Trostnikovaya Kamyshovka

Common Names in Spanish:

Carricero Común

Description

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Family Sylviidae

A Family of small passerine song birds with long tails.

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 2,620 meters (0 to 8,596 feet).Mean = 123.690 meters (405.807 feet), Standard Deviation = 224.960 based on 7,100 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - Auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Tetrapoda () - Goodrich, 1930
        Class: Aves () - Linnaeus, 1758 - Birds
        Subclass: Neornithes () - Gadow, 1893
        Infraclass: Neoaves ()
        Superorder: Passerimorphae ()
        Order: Passeriformes () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Perching Birds
        Suborder: Passeri ()
        Parvorder: Passerida ()
        Superfamily: Sylvioidea ()
        Family: Sylviidae () - � - Old World Warblers
        Subfamily: Acrocephalinae ()
        Genus: Acrocephalus () - Naumann, 1804
        Specific name: Acrocephalus - (Hermann, 1804)
        Scientific name: - Acrocephalus scirpaceus (Hermann, 1804)

Unambiguous Synonyms

Acrocephalus scirpaceus (Hermann) 1804

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Acrocephalus

There are approximately 82 species in this genus:

Bibliography

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Bird Reference Citations. The numbers inserted in the text accounts above (usually in bold) refer to references. For further details on these references, click on the BirdLife International link above to go to the specific species account on the BirdLife web site. In some cases, particularly in the taxonomic notes, the references are cited using the author names. Details for these can be found on the BirdLife International web site at the following two places: For References from A–L. For References from M–Z.
BirdLife International. 2000. Threatened Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, U.K.
BirdLife International. 2004 Threatened Birds of the World 2004. CD-ROM. BirdLife International, Cambridge, U.K.

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Notes

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Contributors

BirdLife International 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 12, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 14 providers.
MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 18, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 12, 2007:

Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen, Biologiezentrum Linz
Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility, Provincial Museum of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. Birds
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
The Danish Biodiversity Information Facility, Western Palearctic migrants in continental Africa
UK National Biodiversity Network, Herts Bird Club - Hertfordshire Breeding Bird Atlas : 1988-1992

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3848966
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-558429
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13821787
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 558429
IUCN ID: 52509
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 128763

Acrocephalus scirpaceus

Common Names

Description

Family Sylviidae

Habitat

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

Notes

Similar Species

Members of the genus Acrocephalus

Bibliography

More Info

Notes

Contributors

Data Sources

Identifiers

Footnotes