Acrocephalus baeticatus [incl. ambiguus] (African Reed-Warbler [incl. ambiguus])

African Reed-Warbler [incl. ambiguus]

Acrocephalus baeticatus [incl. ambiguus] (= Acrocephalus baeticatus) (Vieillot, LJP 1817)

The African reed warbler or African marsh warbler is an Old World warbler in the genus Acrocephalus. It breeds in much of Africa south of the Sahara. It is migratory within the continent, with southern breeding population moving to the tropics in the southern hemisphere's winter. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

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

Original description

Citation:
(Vieillot, LJP 1817)

Reference:
Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat. nouv. éd. 11 p.195

Protonym:
Sylvia baeticata

Type locality:
Auteniquoi ex Levaillant = Knysna district, Cape Province.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/63932#page/209/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
BE504691602BB726

Avibase ID:
avibase-BE504691

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/BE504691

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 558411

Geographic range:

Acrocephalus scirpaceus ambiguus: breeds northwestern Africa (Morocco to Tunisia) and southwestern Europe (Iberian Peninsula); Moroccan population at least partially resident, otherwise nonbreeding range poorly known but winters from Mauritania eastward at least to Côte d'Ivoire, and probably farther east
Acrocephalus baeticatus baeticatus: eastern Botswana and Zimbabwe to southern and southeastern South Africa
Acrocephalus baeticatus minor: northern Senegal
Acrocephalus baeticatus hallae: southwestern Angola southward to western Botswana and western South Africa
Acrocephalus baeticatus suahelicus: coastal Tanzania to eastern Mozambique and northeastern South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)
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Source: Clements checklist

English:
African Reed-Warbler [incl. ambiguus]
French:
Rousserolle africaine [incl. ambiguus]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): African Reed-Warbler [incl. ambiguus] ( Acrocephalus baeticatus [incl. ambiguus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): African Reed-Warbler [incl. ambiguus] ( Acrocephalus baeticatus [incl. ambiguus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): African Reed-Warbler [incl. ambiguus] ( Acrocephalus baeticatus [incl. ambiguus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): African Reed-Warbler (incl. ambiguus) ( Acrocephalus baeticatus [incl. ambiguus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): African Reed-Warbler [incl. ambiguus] ( Acrocephalus baeticatus [incl. ambiguus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): African Reed-Warbler [incl. ambiguus] ( Acrocephalus baeticatus [incl. ambiguus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): African Reed-Warbler [incl. ambiguus] ( Acrocephalus baeticatus [incl. ambiguus])

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species (alt)

This taxon is a subspecies of Acrocephalus [baeticatus or cinnamomeus, incl. ambiguus]

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Afrikaans: Kleinrietsanger
Arabic: دخلة الشجر
Belarusian: Садоўа чарацянка
Bulgarian: Градинско шаварче
Catalan: Boscarla dels matolls
Valencian: Xitxarra dels joncs
Czech: rákosník africký
Welsh: Telor y cyrs Blyth
Danish: Buskrørsanger
German: Gartenrohrsänger
Emiliano-romagnolo: Risén
English: African Reed-Warbler (incl. ambiguus), African Reed-Warbler [incl. ambiguus]
English (United Kingdom): African Reed Warbler
English (Kenya): African Reed Warbler
Esperanto: Arbedokanbirdo
Spanish: Carricero Africano
Spanish (Spain): Carricero Africano
Estonian: aafrika roolind
Finnish: afrikanrytikerttunen
Faroese: Kjarrljómari
French: Rousserolle africaine, Rousserolle africaine (incl. ambiguus), Rousserolle africaine [incl. ambiguus]
Irish: Ceolaire Blyth
Hebrew: קנית פינית
Hungarian: Berki nádiposzáta
Icelandic: Elrisöngvari
Italian: Cannaiola africana
Japanese (romaji): afurikayoshikiri
Japanese: アフリカヨシキリ
Georgian: ბაღის ლელწამა
Kwangali: Niini
Scientific: Acrocephalus baeticatus, Acrocephalus baeticatus [incl. ambiguus], Acrocephalus baeticatus baeticatus, Acrocephalus dumetorum, Sylvia baeticata
Limburgish: Moerasreetzenger
Lithuanian: Afrikinė nendrinukė
Latvian: Āfrikas ķauķis
Mongolian: Бутны охил бялзуухай
Dutch: Kortvleugelkarakiet
Norwegian: Afrikarørsanger
Polish: trzcinniczek tęposkrzydły
Portuguese: rouxinol-dos-caniços-africano
Portuguese (Portugal): Rouxinol-dos-caniços-africano
Russian: Африканская камышевка
Slovak: trsteniarik záhradný
Slovenian: robidna trstnica
Shona: Timba
Serbian: Afrički trstenjak
Sotho, Southern: Soamahlaka-sa-mefero
Swedish: Afrikansk rörsångare
Swahili: Shoro Mhamaji
Thai: นกพงนาพันธุ์อินเดีย
Turkish: Kuzey kamışçını
Tuvinian: Сад хыыргыышчызы
Ukrainian: Очеретянка африканська
Chinese: 非洲苇莺
Chinese (Traditional): 熱帶葦鶯