Taxonomic status:

Species status: species (alt)

This taxon is a subspecies of Acrocephalus [scirpaceus, fuscus, baeticatus, avicenniae or cinnamomeus]

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Other related concepts

• Acrocephalus [palustris, scirpaceus or baeticatus] (taxon group)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Kleinrietsanger, Kleinrietsanger (Afrikaanse)
Arabic: دخلة الشجر
Asturian: Carranchín africanu, Carranchín común [triba baeticatus]
Azerbaijani: Çəmən qamışcılı [baeticatus qrupu]
Belarusian: Афрыканская чаротаўка, Садоўа чарацянка
Bulgarian: Африканско (блатно) шаварче, Африканско блатно шаварче, Блатно шаварче [Група baeticatus], Градинско шаварче
Breton: Rouzegan-Afrika
Catalan: Boscarla africana, boscarla de canyar [grup baeticatus], Boscarla de canyar meriodinal, boscarla dels matolls
Catalan, Valencian: Xitxarra dels joncs
Czech: rákosník africký, rákosník obecný [skupina baeticatus]
Welsh: Telor cyrs Affrica, Telor y cyrs Blyth
Danish: Afrikansk Rørsanger, Rørsanger (Afrikansk)
German: Gartenrohrsänger, Teichrohrsänger (Zimtrohrsänger), Zimtrohrsänger
Greek: Αφρικανική Καλαμοποταμίδα, Καλαμοποταμίδα (Αφρικής)
Emiliano-romagnolo: Risén
English: African or Cinnamon Reed-Warbler (incl. ambiguus), African or Cinnamon Reed-Warbler [incl. ambiguus], African Reed Warbler, Common Reed Warbler (African)
[ENAV]: Common Reed Warbler (African)
English (United Kingdom): African Reed Warbler
English, HBW: Common Reed-warbler (African Reed-warbler), Common Reed-warbler (African)
English (IOC): African Reed Warbler, Common Reed Warbler (African)
English (Kenya): African Reed Warbler
English (United States): African Reed Warbler, Common Reed Warbler (African)
Esperanto: Afrika kanbirdo, Arbedokanbirdo
Spanish: Carricero Africano, Carricero Común (Africano)
Spanish (Spain): Carricero Africano, Carricero común (africano)
Spanish (HBW): Carricero africano
Estonian: aafrika roolind
Basque: Lezkari arrunta [baeticatus Taldekoa]
Persian: سسک نیزار معمولی [baeticatus Group]
Finnish: afrikanrytikerttunen, rytikerttunen (baeticatus- ryhmä)
Faroese: Kjarrljómari, Royljómari (afrikanskur)
French: Rousserolle africaine, Rousserolle africaine ou R. cannelle (incl. ambiguus), Rousserolle effarvatte (groupe baeticatus)
French (Guyane): Rousserolle effarvatte (groupe baeticus)
Frisian: Afrikaanske karrkyt
Irish: Ceolaire Blyth, Ceolaire giolcaí Afracach
Galician: Folosa africana, Folosa das canaveiras [grupo baeticatus]
Hebrew: קנית פינית, קנית קטנה אפריקנית
Croatian: afrički trstenjak, trstenjak cvrkutić [baeticatus grupa]
Hungarian: kerti nádiposzáta
Armenian: Եղեգնուտի եղեգնաթռչնակ [baeticatus խումբ]
Icelandic: Brúnsöngvari, Elrisöngvari, Sefsöngvari [baeticatus hópur]
Italian: Cannaiola africana
Japanese (romaji): afurikayoshikiri
Japanese: アフリカヨシキリ
Georgian: ბაღის ლელწამა
Kazakh: Қамыс айқабағы (Африка)
Kwangali: Niini
Kirghiz: Камыш айкабак (African)
Scientific: Acrocephalus [baeticatus or cinnamomeus, incl. ambiguus], Acrocephalus baeticatus, Acrocephalus baeticatus baeticatus, Acrocephalus dumetorum, Acrocephalus scirpaceus [baeticatus Group], Sylvia baeticata
Limburgish: Moerasreetzenger
Lithuanian: afrikinė nendrinukė
Latvian: Āfrikas ķauķis
Mongolian: Бутны охил бялзуухай
Dutch: Kleine karekiet (Kortvleugelkarekiet), Kortvleugelkarakiet, Kortvleugelkarekiet
Norwegian Nynorsk: Afrikarøyrsongar
Norwegian: Afrikarørsanger, rørsanger (baeticatus gr.)
Polish: trzcinniczek tęposkrzydły
Portuguese: rouxinol-dos-caniços-africano
[PTAO]: Rouxinol-dos-caniços-euroasiático (Africano)
Portuguese (Portugal): Rouxinol-dos-caniços-africano, Rouxinol-pequeno-dos-caniços [grupo baeticatus]
Rhaeto-Romance: Channarel africana
Romanian: Lăcar de stuf (grupul baeticatus)
Russian: Африканская камышевка, Африканская камышовка, Тростниковая камышевка (группа baeticatus)
Northern Sami: Afrihkáruoššehas
Slovak: trsteniarik bahenný (záhradný), trsteniarik záhradný
Slovenian: Afriška trstnica, robidna trstnica, Srpična trstnica [baeticataus]
Shona: Timba
Serbian: Afrički trstenjak, Afrički trstenjak cvrkutić
Sotho, Southern: Soamahlaka-sa-mefero
Swedish: afrikansk rörsångare, afrikansk rörsångare/rörsångare, rörsångare [gruppen baeticatus]
Swahili: Shoro Mhamaji
Thai: นกพงนาพันธุ์อินเดีย
Turkish: Afrika kamışçını, Kuzey kamışçını, Saz Kamışçını [baeticatus grubu]
Tuvinian: Сад хыыргыышчызы
Ukrainian: Очеретянка африканська, Очеретянка ставкова [група baeticatus]
Chinese: 芦苇莺 [baeticatus Group], 非洲苇莺
Chinese (Traditional): 熱帶葦鶯
Zulu: ujamelumhlanga wasemzansi [Iqembu baeticatus]