Mangareva Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus astrolabii Holyoak & Thibault, 1978

Mangareva Reed Warbler, Acrocephalus astrolabii, is a passerine of the Gambier Islands in the south-east Tuamotu Islands of French Polynesia, probably from Mangareva in the Pacific Ocean. It was described by Holyoak and Thibault in 1978. The bird is known from only two specimens and is presumed extinct. It was a reed warbler with a dull greyish-olive upper side, pale yellowish underparts and eyebrow, and a dark stripe through the eye. Its bill, iris, legs and feet were also recorded, and the female was slightly smaller than the male.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Acrocephalidae — Reed Warblers & Allies

Breeding range

Pacific Ocean: Probably Mangareva (Gambier Is., se Tuamotu Is., e Polynesia)