Great Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus arundinaceus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Great Reed Warbler, Acrocephalus arundinaceus, is a passerine of the Acrocephalidae family that breeds in western and central parts of the Palearctic. It is the largest of the warblers and is closely tied to reed beds, especially in the breeding season. Outside that period it also uses reed beds, bush thickets, rice fields and forest clearings. The sexes look much the same. It is a migratory bird, with western birds wintering in western tropical Africa and eastern birds in the east of tropical Africa.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Acrocephalidae — Reed Warblers & Allies

Breeding range

Palearctic: w, c