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 LC    Oriental Reed-Warbler* Id (Atlas): 872
    Acrocephalus orientalis Vagrant

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
Oriental Reed-Warbler, Great Reed-Warbler, Eastern Great Reed-Warbler, Oriental Great Reed-Warbler, Oriental Reed Warbler

Family
Acrocephalidae (Reed-warblers)

Size
17 - 19 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Temminck & Schlegel, 1847)

Derivation
Ac-ro-ceph'-a-lus - Gk, acros, high; Gk, cephale, head: or-i-en-tal'-is - L., of the East

Abundance (Guide)
R - UC

Rare but probably regular summer visitor to coastal northern and eastern Australia (January - March).

Habitat
Dense reed-beds, cane grass, cumbungi, sedges, waterside scrub and mangroves.

Range (Guide)
Breeds central Mongolia and south-eastern Russia (south-western Transbaikalia east to lower R Amur) south to northern and eastern China (eastern from eastern Xinjiang, south to Fujian), Korea, Sakhalin I and Japan. Non-breeding mainly south-eastern Asia to Greater Sundas, Philippines and Wallacea.
 
Image of Range of Oriental Reed-Warbler
Summer visitor to coastal northern and eastern Australia.
 
Rarity Status
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Population
Estimated population is unknown (2012).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Insects.

Voice
A loud, harsh, 'chack'. Song is a hard, guttural, croaking.



Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (140)...)

 
Oriental Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus orientalis) [XC771421]
     by Lim Ying Hien from Kranji Marshes, Singapore, Singapore (call)

 
Oriental Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus orientalis) [XC414269]
     by Frank Lambert from Elsen Tasarkhai wetland, Tariat, Arkhangai, Mongolia (song)

Breeding Season (Guide)
Does not breed in Australia. Breeds in Asia.

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Nest
Among reeds about 1 - 1.5 m above the ground.

Eggs (Guide)
2 - 6. Incubation: 12 - 14 days.

Young
Fledge in about 10 - 15 days.

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Often considered conspecific with Great Reed-Warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus). However, recent studies support treatment as distinct species, and suggest also that it is more likely to have derived from Clamorous Reed-Warbler (Acrocephalus stentoreus).

Similar Species
With Australian Reed-Warbler (Acrocephalus australis) and can only be distinguished via its song.

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References
See References.

The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Pizzey, G., and Knight, E., 1997, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 19691 5
Field Guide to Australian Birds Morecombe, M., 2000, Steve Parish Publishing Pty Ltd. ISBN 1 876282 10 X
Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Simpson, K., and Day, N., 1999, 6th Edition, Viking ISBN 0 670 87918 5
Reader's Digest Complete Book of Australian Birds 1988, 2nd Edition, Reader's Digest ISBN 0 949819 99 9
What Bird is That? 1984, Revised Edition, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 14846 5
Handbook of Australian, New Zealand & Antarctic Birds 1990 - , Oxford University Press, Melbourne ISBN 0 19 553244 9


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