Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Acrocephalus [arundinaceus or orientalis] (sensu lato) by some authors

Your sightings

Related taxa

Alternative arrangements:  1  2 

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Other related concepts

• Acrocephalus [arundinaceus x scirpaceus] (hybrid)
• Acrocephalus [arundinaceus or scirpaceus] (taxon group)
• Acrocephalus [arundinaceus x stentoreus] (hybrid)
• Acrocephalus [arundinaceus , orientalis or stentoreus] (taxon group)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Abkhazian: аҮӘырүәыр, аЧалыҟә
Afrikaans: Grootrietsanger
Arabic: دخلة القصب الكبيرة, مردم ختل, هازجة القصب الكبيرة
Asturian: Carranchín grande, Carricera Rial
Azerbaijani: Qaratoyuğabənzər qamışcıl, qaratoyuq qamışcıl
Bashkir: туғай турғайы, туғаяҡ
Belarusian: Драздовая чаротаўка, Чаротаўка драздовая
Bulgarian: Тръстиково шаварче
Breton: Ar rouzard bras, Rouzig karekit
Catalan: Balquer, Buscarla grossa, Xitxarra dels matolls
Catalan (Balears): Buscarla grossa
Valencian: Xitxarra dels matolls
Montenegrin: veliki trstenjak, велики трстењак
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): велики трстењак
Czech: Rákosník velký
Chuvash: пысăк хăмăш кайăк, сĕлхе евĕрлĕ хăмăш кайăкĕ
Welsh: Telor mawr y cyrs, Telor wawr y cyrs
Danish: Drosselrørsanger
German: Drossel-Feldrohrsänger-arundinaceus, Drosselrohrsaenger, Drosselrohrsanger, Drosselrohrsänger
Greek: Τζικλομουγιούδι, Τσιχλoπoταμίδα, Τσιχλοποταμίδα
Greek (Cypriot): Τζικλομουγιούδι
English: European Great Reed-Warbler, Great reed warbler, Great Reed-Warbler
English, HBW: Great Reed-warbler
English (IOC): Great Reed Warbler
English (Kenya): Great Reed Warbler
English (United States): Great Reed Warbler
Esperanto: Turda kanbirdo, turdkanbirdo
Spanish: Carricerín Tordal, Carricero Tordal
Spanish (Spain): Carricero Tordal
Spanish (HBW): Carricero tordal
Estonian: Rästas-roolind
Basque: Balquer , Lezkari karratxin, Lezkari karratxina
Persian: سسک نیزار بزرگ, سسک نیزار (تالابی) بزرگ, سسک نیزار بزرگ
Finnish: Rastaskerttunen
Faroese: Trastljómari
French: Rousserolle turdoïde
Frisian: Grutte karrekyt, Reidlyster
Irish: Mórcheolaire Giolcaí
Galician: Balquer , Folosa grande
Manx: Guilckag vooar
Hebrew: קנית אירופאית, קנית אירופית
Croatian: Trstenjak drošćić, Veliki Trstenjak
Hungarian: Nádirigó
Armenian: [Kernekhanman Yeghegnatrchnak ], Կեռնեխանման Եղեգնա ռչնակ, Կեռնեխանման Եղեգնաթռչնակ
Indonesian: Kerak basi ramai
Icelandic: Reyrsöngvari
Italian: Cannareccione, Cannareccione eurasiatico
Japanese (romaji): nishi ō yoshi-kiri, nishi ou yoshi-kiri, Nishiooyoshikiri, ooyoshikiri, Ou-yoshikiri
Japanese: オオヨシキリ, ニシオオヨシキリ
Japanese (Kanji): 西大葦切り
Georgian: ლელიანის დიდი მეჩალია, შაშვისებრი ლელწამა, შაშვისებრი მეჩალია
Kabardian: къамылбзу
Mongolian, Halh: их охил бялзуухай, их охилбялзуухай, хулсч шувуу
Kazakh: бырылдақ торғай, сайрауық айқабақ, Шырылдауық айқабақ
Kazakh (Transliteration): şırıldawıq ayqabaq
Korean: 개개비
Karachay-Balkar: къамиш торгай
Kwangali: Niini
Kirghiz: таркылдак сымал камышчы, таркылдаксымак камышкороолу
Scientific: Acrocephalus arundinaceus, Acrocephalus arundinaceus arundinaceus, Calamoherpe arbustorum, Turdus arundinaceus
Luxembourgish: Grousse Jäizert
Limburgish: Blyths reetzenger
Lithuanian: Didžioji krakšle, Didžioji krakšlė
Latvian: Lielais ķauķis, Lielais niedruķauķis, Lielais purvķauķis, Niedru ķauķis, Niedru strazds, Niedrustrazds
Macedonian: Голем трскар, обичен трскар
Mongolian: Их охил бялзуухай, Их охилбялзуухай, том хурагч заржхин, хулсч заржхин, хулсч шувуу, хурагч бор
Mongolian (Bichig): ᠬᠣᠯᠣᠰᠣᠴᠢ ᠵᠠᠷᠵᠢᠬᠢᠨ
Mongolian (Cyrillic, Inner Mongolia): Том хурагч заржхин, Хулсч заржхин, Хурагч бор
Mongolian (Transliteration): ikh okhil byalzuukhai, ikh okhil-byalzuukhai, khulsch zarjkhiŋ, khuragch bor, tom khuragch zarjkhiŋ
Moldavian: Lăcar mare
Maltese: Bagħal Prim, Bufula Prima
Mongolian, Chakhar (Peripheral): том хурагч заржхин, хулсч заржхин, хурагч бор
Dutch: Grote Karekiet
Norwegian Nynorsk: Trastesongar
Norwegian: Trostesanger
Polish: Trzciniak, trzciniak (zwyczajny), Trzciniak zwyczajny
Pinyin: dà wěi-yīng
Portuguese: rouxinol grande dos caniços, Rouxinol-grande-dos-caniços
Portuguese (Portugal): Rouxinol-grande-dos-caniços
Romansh: Channarel grond
Rhaeto-Romance: Channarel grond
Romanian: Lăcar mare
Russian: Дроздовидная камышевка, Дроздовидная камышовка, Камышевка дроздовидная, Камышовка дроздовидная
Northern Sami: Rásttesruoššehas
Slovak: trsteniarik škriekavý, Trsteniarik veľký
Slovenian: rakar
Shona: Timba
Albanian: Bilbilthi fushor i kallamave
Serbian: veliki trstenjak, Велики трстенјак, Велики трстењак
Sotho, Southern: Soamahlaka-kholo
Swedish: Trastsångare
Swahili: Shoro Mkuu
Thai: นกพงใหญ่พันธุ์ญี่ปุ่น
Turkmen: jokjoky sypatly gamyşguşy
Turkish: Büyük kamışçın, büyük kamyşçyn, Büyük Saz-ardıcı, Büyük sazbülbülü, Шырылдауық айқабақ
Tatar: баркылдыксыман камыш чыпчыгы
Tuvinian: Улуг хыыргыышчы
Ukrainian: Велика (Дріздовидна) очеретянка, Велика очеретянка, Очеретянка велика
Uzbek: қораялоқсимон тўқай чумчуқ, қораялоқсимон тўқайчумчуқ, шақ-шақ тўқайчумчуқ
Kalmyk: хөөндәшң ханзр
Chinese: [da wei-ying], 大苇莺
Chinese (Traditional): 大葦鶯, 西方大葦鶯