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Saipan Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus hiwae (Yamashina, 1942)
Acrocephalidae — Reed Warblers & Allies
Saipan Reed Warbler, Acrocephalus hiwae, is a bird of Saipan and Alamagan in the Northern Mariana Islands, part of Micronesia. It is a passerine in the reed warbler family and was described by Yamashina in 1942. It lives in wetlands, thickets and along forest edges. A notable feature is its long bill, which is longer than that of other reed warblers. It is also known as gå'ga' karisu in Chamorro. Some taxonomists have treated it as a subspecies of the extinct nightingale reed warbler.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Acrocephalidae — Reed Warblers & Allies
- Breeding range
- Pacific Ocean: Almagan and Saipan (Northern Mariana Is., w Micronesia)
