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Saipan Reed-Warbler

Acrocephalus hiwae (Yamashina, Y 1942)

The Saipan reed warbler is a critically endangered songbird of the Northern Mariana Islands. It is considered a subspecies of the nightingale reed warbler by some taxonomists. It occurs on two islands : Saipan and Alamagan. An estimated population of 2700 specimen was reported in 2009 on Saipan, and on Alamagan 950 specimen were reported in 2010. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Acrocephalidae
Genus:
   Acrocephalus
Scientific:
  Acrocephalus hiwae


Original description

Citation:
  (Yamashina, Y 1942)

Reference:
   Bull. Biogeogr. Soc. Japan 12 (3) p. 81

Protonym:
  Conopoderas luscinia hivae

Type locality:
  Saipan.


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  121E89149160792F

Avibase ID:
  avibase-121E8914

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/121E8914


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 916843


CRITICALLY ENDANGERED

Geographic range:

  • Acrocephalus hiwae: Saipan and Alamagan (Mariana Islands)
English:
Saipan Reed-Warbler
Danish:
Hiwai´-sanger
German:
Marianenrohrsänger
Spanish:
Carricero de Saipán
Spanish (Spain):
Carricero de Saipán
Finnish:
saipaninkerttunen
French:
Rousserolle de Saipan
Croatian:
dugokljuni trstenjak
Japanese (romaji):
saipan'yoshikiri
Japanese:
サイパンヨシキリ
Dutch:
Saipankarekiet
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Saipansongar
Norwegian:
Saipansanger
Polish:
trzciniak wielkodzioby
Portuguese:
felosa-de-saipã
Portuguese (Portugal):
felosa-de-saipan
Russian:
Сайпанская камышовка
Slovak:
trsteniarik saipanský
Swedish:
saipansångare
Ukrainian:
очеретянка саїпанська
Chinese:
塞班苇莺
Chinese (Traditional):
塞班島葦鶯


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Saipan Reed-Warbler ( Acrocephalus hiwae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Saipan Reed-Warbler ( Acrocephalus hiwae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Saipan Reed-Warbler ( Acrocephalus hiwae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Saipan Reed-Warbler ( Acrocephalus hiwae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Saipan Reed-Warbler ( Acrocephalus hiwae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Saipan Reed-Warbler ( Acrocephalus hiwae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Saipan Reed-Warbler ( Acrocephalus hiwae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Saipan Reed-Warbler ( Acrocephalus hiwae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Saipan Reed-Warbler ( Acrocephalus hiwae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Saipan Reed-Warbler ( Acrocephalus hiwae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Saipan Reed-Warbler ( Acrocephalus hiwae) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Saipan Reed-warbler ( Acrocephalus hiwae) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Saipan Reed-warbler ( Acrocephalus hiwae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Saipan Reed-warbler ( Acrocephalus hiwae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Saipan Reed-warbler ( Acrocephalus hiwae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Saipan Reed-warbler ( Acrocephalus hiwae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Saipan Reed-warbler ( Acrocephalus hiwae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Saipan Reed-warbler ( Acrocephalus hiwae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Saipan Reed-warbler ( Acrocephalus hiwae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Saipan Reed-warbler ( Acrocephalus hiwae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Saipan Reed-warbler ( Acrocephalus hiwae) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Saipan Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus hiwae) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Saipan Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus hiwae) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Saipan Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus hiwae) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Saipan Reed-Warbler ( Acrocephalus hiwae) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Saipan Reed-Warbler ( Acrocephalus hiwae) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Saipan Reed-Warbler ( Acrocephalus hiwae) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Saipan Reed-Warbler ( Acrocephalus hiwae) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
Saipan Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus hiwae) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Saipan Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus hiwae) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Saipan Reed-Warbler ( Acrocephalus hiwae) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Saipan Reed-Warbler ( Acrocephalus hiwae) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
Saipan Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus hiwae) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
Saipan Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus hiwae) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Saipan Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus hiwae) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Hiwai's Warbler ( Acrocephalus hiwae) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Hiwai's Warbler ( Acrocephalus hiwae) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Saipan Reed-warbler ( Acrocephalus hiwae) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Saipan Reed-warbler ( Acrocephalus hiwae) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Saipan Reed-warbler ( Acrocephalus hiwae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Saipan Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus hiwae) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Saipan Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus hiwae) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Saipan Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus hiwae) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Saipan Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus hiwae) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Saipan Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus hiwae) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Acrocephalus [luscinius, yamashinae, astrolabii or hiwae] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

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Danish: Hiwai´-sanger
German: Marianenrohrsänger
English: Hiwai's Warbler, Saipan Reed Warbler, Saipan Reed-Warbler
English, HBW: Saipan Reed-warbler
English (IOC): Saipan Reed Warbler
English (United States): Saipan Reed Warbler
Spanish: Carricero de Saipán
Spanish (Spain): Carricero de Saipán
Spanish (HBW): Saipan Reed Warbler
Estonian: saipani roolind
Finnish: saipaninkerttunen
French: Rousserolle de Saipan, Rousserolle de Saïpan, Rousserolle rossignol (astrolabii)
Croatian: dugokljuni trstenjak
Japanese (romaji): saipan'yoshikiri
Japanese: サイパンヨシキリ
Scientific: Acrocephalus hiwae, Acrocephalus luscinius hiwae, Conopoderas luscinia hivae
Dutch: Saipankarekiet
Norwegian Nynorsk: Saipansongar
Norwegian: Saipansanger
Polish: trzciniak wielkodzioby
Portuguese: felosa-de-saipã
Portuguese (Portugal): felosa-de-saipan
Russian: Сайпанская камышовка
Slovak: trsteniarik saipanský
Swedish: saipansångare
Turkish: Guam kamışçını
Ukrainian: очеретянка саїпанська
Chinese: 塞班苇莺
Chinese (Traditional): 塞班島葦鶯

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