Welcome Guest

Tahiti Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus caffer (Sparrman, A 1786)

The Tahiti reed warbler is a songbird in the genus Acrocephalus. It used to be placed in the "Old World warbler" assemblage (Sylviidae), but is now in the newly recognized marsh warbler family Acrocephalidae. It is endemic to the island of Tahiti. Source: Wikipedia




(0 votes)
Photo powered by flickr.com.


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

Original description

Citation:
  (Sparrman, A 1786)

Reference:
   Mus. Carlsonianum fasc.1 no.iv pl.iv

Protonym:
  Sitta caffra

Type locality:
  Tahiti.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/128098#page/29/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  EC5497E65E28C422

Avibase ID:
  avibase-EC5497E6

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/EC5497E6

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 558414


VULNERABLE

English:
Tahiti Reed-Warbler
Bulgarian:
Таитянско шаварче
Catalan:
boscarla de Tahiti
Czech:
rákosník dlouhozobý
Danish:
Tahitisanger
German:
Langschnabel-Rohrsänger
Esperanto:
tahitia kanbirdo
Spanish:
Carricero de Tahití
Spanish (Spain):
Carricero de Tahití
Estonian:
polüneesia roolind
Finnish:
polynesiankerttunen
French:
Rousserolle à long bec
Croatian:
tahitski trstenjak
Hungarian:
tahiti nádiposzáta
Italian:
Cannaiola di Tahiti
Japanese (romaji):
hashinagayoshikiri
Japanese:
ハシナガヨシキリ
Lithuanian:
Ilgasnapė nendrinukė
Dutch:
Langsnavelkarekiet
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Tahitisongar
Norwegian:
Tahitisanger
Polish:
trzciniak długodzioby
Portuguese:
felosa-do-taiti
Portuguese (Portugal):
felosa-do-taiti
Russian:
Таитянская камышовка
Slovak:
trsteniarik dýkozobý
Serbian:
Trstenjak sa Tahitija
Swedish:
tahitisångare
Turkish:
Tahiti kamışçını
Ukrainian:
Очеретянка довгодзьоба
Chinese:
长嘴苇莺
Chinese (Traditional):
長嘴葦鶯

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Tahiti Reed-Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Tahiti Reed-Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Tahiti Reed-Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Tahiti Reed-Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Tahiti Reed-Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Tahiti Reed-Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Tahiti Reed-Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Tahiti Reed-Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Tahiti Reed-Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Tahiti Reed-Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Tahiti Reed-Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Tahiti Reed-Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
Avilist 2025:
Tahiti Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Tahiti Reed-warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Tahiti Reed-warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Tahiti Reed-warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Tahiti Reed-warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Tahiti Reed-warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Tahiti Reed-warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Tahiti Reed-warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Tahiti Reed-warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Tahiti Reed-warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Tahiti Reed-warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Tahiti Reed-warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025):
Tahiti Reed-warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer)
Clements, version 2021:
Tahiti Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Tahiti Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Tahiti Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Tahiti Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
Clements, version 2025:
Tahiti Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Acrocephalus caffer caffer [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Acrocephalus caffer caffer [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Acrocephalus caffer caffer [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Acrocephalus caffer caffer [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Acrocephalus caffer caffer [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Acrocephalus caffer caffer [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Acrocephalus caffer caffer [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Acrocephalus caffer caffer [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Acrocephalus caffer caffer [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Acrocephalus caffer caffer [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Acrocephalus caffer caffer [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Acrocephalus caffer caffer [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Acrocephalus caffer caffer [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Acrocephalus caffer caffer [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Acrocephalus caffer caffer [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Tahiti Reed-Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Tahiti Reed-Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Tahiti Reed-Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Tahiti Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Tahiti Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Tahiti Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Tahiti Reed-Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Tahiti Reed-Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Tahiti Reed-Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Tahiti Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Tahiti Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Tahiti Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Tahiti Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Tahiti Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Tahiti Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Tahiti Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
eBird version 2025:
Tahiti Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Acrocephalus caffer caffer [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Acrocephalus caffer caffer [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Acrocephalus caffer caffer [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Acrocephalus caffer caffer [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Acrocephalus caffer caffer [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Acrocephalus caffer caffer [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Acrocephalus caffer caffer [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Acrocephalus caffer caffer [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Acrocephalus caffer caffer [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Acrocephalus caffer caffer [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Tahiti Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Tahiti Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Acrocephalus caffer caffer [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Acrocephalus caffer caffer [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Tahiti Reed-warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Tahiti Reed-warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Tahiti Reed-warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Tahiti Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Tahiti Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Tahiti Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Tahiti Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Tahiti Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Tahiti Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Tahiti Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Tahiti Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Tahiti Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Tahiti Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Tahiti Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Tahiti Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Tahiti Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Tahiti Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Tahiti Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Tahiti Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Tahiti Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Tahiti Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Tahiti Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Tahiti Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Tahiti Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Tahiti Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Tahiti Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Tahiti Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Tahiti Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Tahiti Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Tahiti Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Tahiti Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Tahiti Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Tahiti Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Tahiti Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Tahiti Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Tahiti Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Tahiti Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
Tahiti Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus caffer) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Acrocephalus caffer caffer [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Acrocephalus caffer caffer [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Acrocephalus caffer caffer [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

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

Your sightings

You must be logged in to view your sighting details. To register to myAvibase click here.

Related taxa

Highlight taxa in a checklist (shown in red)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Bulgarian: Таитянско шаварче
Catalan: boscarla de Tahiti
Czech: rákosník dlouhozobý
Danish: Tahitisanger
German: Langschnabel-Rohrsänger
English: Tahiti Reed Warbler, Tahiti Reed-Warbler, Tahiti Warbler
[ENAV]: Tahiti Reed Warbler
English, HBW: Tahiti Reed-warbler
English (IOC): Tahiti Reed Warbler
English (United States): Tahiti Reed Warbler
Esperanto: Tahitia kanbirdo
Spanish: Carricero de Tahití, Carricero Negro
Spanish (Spain): Carricero de Tahití
Spanish (HBW): Tahiti Reed Warbler
Estonian: polüneesia roolind
Finnish: polynesiankerttunen
French: Rousserolle à long bec, Rousserolle à long bec (caffer)
French (Guyane): Rousserolle à long bec
Croatian: tahitski trstenjak
Hungarian: tahiti nádiposzáta
Italian: Cannaiola beccolungo, Cannaiola di Tahiti
Japanese (romaji): hashinagayoshikiri
Japanese: ハシナガヨシキリ
Scientific: Acrocephalus caffer, Acrocephalus caffer caffer, Acrocephalus caffra caffra, Sitta caffra
Lithuanian: Ilgasnapė nendrinukė
Macedonian: тахитски трскар
Dutch: Langsnavelkarekiet
Norwegian Nynorsk: Tahitisongar
Norwegian: Tahitisanger
Polish: trzciniak dlugodzioby, trzciniak długodzioby
Portuguese: felosa-do-taiti
Portuguese (Portugal): felosa-do-taiti
Russian: Длинноклювая камышевка, Длинноклювая камышовка, Таитянская камышовка
Slovak: trsteniarik dýkozobý
Serbian: Trstenjak sa Tahitija
Swedish: Tahitisångare
Turkish: Tahiti kamışçını
Tahitian: otatare
Ukrainian: Очеретянка довгодзьоба
Chinese: 长嘴苇莺
Chinese (Traditional): 長嘴葦鶯

Avibase has been visited 485,337,476 times since 24 June 2003. © Denis Lepage | Privacy policy