Acrocephalus [scirpaceus or fuscus, incl. avicenniae, excl. ambiguus] (Eurasian Reed-Warbler [incl. avicenniae, excl. ambiguus])

Eurasian Reed-Warbler [incl. avicenniae, excl. ambiguus]

Acrocephalus [scirpaceus or fuscus, incl. avicenniae, excl. ambiguus] (= Acrocephalus scirpaceus) (Hermann, J 1804)

The Eurasian reed warbler, or just reed warbler, is an Old World warbler in the genus Acrocephalus. It breeds across Europe into the temperate western Palaearctic. It is migratory, wintering in sub-Saharan Africa. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Acrocephalidae
Genus:
   Acrocephalus
Scientific:
  Acrocephalus scirpaceus

Original description

Citation:
(Hermann, J 1804)

Reference:
Observationes Zool.

Protonym:
Turdus scirpaceus

Type locality:
Alsace.

Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50170591

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
464D1419BC556DDC

Avibase ID:
avibase-464D1419

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/464D1419

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 558429

Geographic range:

Acrocephalus scirpaceus scirpaceus: breeds Europe (except the Iberian Peninsula) eastward to western Türkiye and western Russia; winters in sub-Saharan Africa (Senegal eastward to Sudan, southward at least to Gabon and the northern edge of the Congo Basin)
Acrocephalus fuscus fuscus: eastern Mediterranean and Caspian to Kazakhstan; winters to southern Africa
Acrocephalus fuscus ammon: Libyan Desert depressions on the Libya/Egypt border (oases of Qattara, Siwa, Sitra, and Al Jaghbub)
Acrocephalus avicenniae: mangroves of coastal Sudan, Eritrea, Somalia, and western Arabia

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Eurasian Reed-Warbler [incl. avicenniae, excl. ambiguus]
French:
Rouserolle effarvatte (incl. avicenniae, excl. ambiguus)

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Eurasian Reed-Warbler [incl. avicenniae, excl. ambiguus] ( Acrocephalus [scirpaceus or fuscus, incl. avicenniae, excl. ambiguus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Eurasian Reed-Warbler [incl. avicenniae, excl. ambiguus] ( Acrocephalus [scirpaceus or fuscus, incl. avicenniae, excl. ambiguus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Eurasian Reed-Warbler [incl. avicenniae, excl. ambiguus] ( Acrocephalus [scirpaceus or fuscus, incl. avicenniae, excl. ambiguus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Eurasian Reed-Warbler (incl. avicenniae, excl. ambiguus) ( Acrocephalus [scirpaceus or fuscus, incl. avicenniae, excl. ambiguus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Eurasian Reed-Warbler [incl. avicenniae, excl. ambiguus] ( Acrocephalus [scirpaceus or fuscus, incl. avicenniae, excl. ambiguus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Eurasian Reed-Warbler [incl. avicenniae, excl. ambiguus] ( Acrocephalus [scirpaceus or fuscus, incl. avicenniae, excl. ambiguus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Eurasian Reed-Warbler [incl. avicenniae, excl. ambiguus] ( Acrocephalus [scirpaceus or fuscus, incl. avicenniae, excl. ambiguus])
Clements, version 2021: Eurasian Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus scirpaceus) [version 3]
Clements, version 2017: Eurasian Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus scirpaceus) [version 3]
Clements, version 2018: Eurasian Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus scirpaceus) [version 3]
Clements, version 2019: Eurasian Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus scirpaceus) [version 3]
eBird version 2017: Eurasian Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus scirpaceus) [version 3]
eBird version 2018: Eurasian Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus scirpaceus) [version 3]
eBird version 2019: Eurasian Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus scirpaceus) [version 3]
eBird version 2021: Eurasian Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus scirpaceus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Eurasian Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus scirpaceus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Eurasian Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus scirpaceus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Eurasian Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus scirpaceus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Eurasian Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus scirpaceus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Eurasian Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus scirpaceus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Eurasian Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus scirpaceus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Eurasian Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus scirpaceus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Eurasian Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus scirpaceus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Eurasian Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus scirpaceus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Eurasian Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus scirpaceus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Eurasian Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus scirpaceus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Eurasian Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus scirpaceus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Eurasian Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus scirpaceus) [version 3]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Eurasian Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus scirpaceus) [version 3]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species (alt)

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

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Afrikaans: Hermanrietsanger, Hermansrietsanger
Arabic: دخلة القصب, هازجة القصب الأوروبية
Asturian: Carranchín común, Carricera
Azerbaijani: Çəmən qamışcıl, Çəmən qamışcılı
Belarusian: Трысняговая чаротаўка
Bulgarian: Блатно шаварче
Breton: Richaner ar c'horz, Rouzegan-korz
Catalan: boscarla de canyar
Catalan (Balears): Buscarla de canyar
Czech: rákosník obecný
Welsh: Telor y cyrs
Danish: Rørsanger
German: Teichrohrsänger
Greek: Καλαμoπoταμίδα, Καλαμοποταμίδα
Greek (Cypriot): Καλαμομουγιούδι
English: Eurasian Reed Warbler, Eurasian Reed-Warbler (incl. avicenniae, excl. ambiguus), Eurasian Reed-Warbler [incl. avicenniae, excl. ambiguus]
English, HBW: Common Reed-warbler (Eurasian Reed-warbler)
English (IOC): Eurasian Reed Warbler
English (Kenya): Eurasian Reed Warbler
English (United States): Eurasian Reed Warbler
Esperanto: kanbirdo
Spanish: Carricero Común
Spanish (Spain): Carricero Común
Spanish (HBW): Carricero común
Estonian: tiigi-roolind
Basque: Lezkari arrunt, Lezkari arrunta
Persian: سسک نیزار معمولی, سسک نیزار اوراسیایی, سسک نیزار معمولی
Finnish: rytikerttunen
Faroese: Royljómari
French: Rouserolle effarvatte (incl. avicenniae, excl. ambiguus), Rousserolle effarvatte, Rousserolle effarvatte (scirpaceus)
Frisian: Karrekyt
Irish: Ceolaire Giolcaí
Gaelic: Ceòlan cuilc, Cuilceag
Galician: Folosa das canaveiras
Manx: Guilckag
Hebrew: קנית קטנה
Croatian: Trstenjak cvrkutić
Hungarian: cserregő nádiposzáta
Armenian: Եղեգնուտի եղեգնաթռչնակ
Icelandic: Sefsöngvari
Italian: Cannaiola, Cannaiola comune
Japanese (romaji): yo-roppayoshikiri
Japanese: ヨーロッパヨシキリ
Georgian: ლელიანის მეჩალია
Kazakh: Қамыс айқабағы
Cornish: Telor cors
Scientific: Acrocephalus [scirpaceus or fuscus, incl. avicenniae, excl. ambiguus], Acrocephalus scirpaceus, Acrocephalus scirpaceus scirpaceus, Turdus scirpaceus
Luxembourgish: Klenge Jäizert
Lithuanian: mažoji krakšlė
Latvian: ezeru ķauķis
Macedonian: трскар рогозар
Maltese: Bagħal tal-Qasab
Dutch: Kleine Karekiet
Norwegian Nynorsk: Røyrsongar
Norwegian: Rørsanger
Polish: trzcinniczek, trzcinniczek (zwyczajny)
Portuguese: rouxinol-dos-caniços
Portuguese (Portugal): Rouxinol-pequeno-dos-caniços
Romansh: Channarel da puz
Rhaeto-Romance: Channarel da puz
Romanian: Lăcar de stuf
Russian: Тростниковая камышевка, Тростниковая камышовка
Northern Sami: Rávraruoššehas
Slovak: trsteniarik bahenný
Slovenian: srpična trstnica
Albanian: Bilbilthi i kallamave
Serbian: Trstenjak cvrkutić
Swedish: rörsångare
Swahili: Shoro-matete
Turkish: Saz bülbülü, Saz Kamışçını
Ukrainian: Очеретянка ставкова
Chinese: 芦苇莺
Chinese (Traditional): 蘆葦鶯〔歐葦鶯〕