reed warbler
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Noun
[edit]reed warbler (plural reed warblers)
- A warbler, of the species Acrocephalus scirpaceus in the family Acrocephalidae, native to Eurasia and Africa. [from 18th c.]
- 2016 July 12, Rob Yarham, The Guardian:
- Familiar summer-morning bird song rises from the trees, reeds and bushes – song thrush, wren, reed bunting and the rhythmic, steady, repeated “chit-chit-chit” of a reed warbler.
- Any of various similar Old World birds of the same genus, especially great reed warbler (A. arundinaceus) and clamorous reed warbler (A. stentoreus).
Synonyms
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[edit]- Aguiguan reed warbler
- Australian reed warbler (Acrocephalus australis)
- Basra reed warbler
- black-browed reed warbler (Acrocephalus bistrigiceps)
- Blyth's reed warbler (Acrocephalus dumetorum)
- Caroline reed warbler
- clamorous reed warbler (Acrocephalus stentoreus)
- common reed warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
- Cook Islands reed warbler
- Eurasian reed warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
- great reed warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus)
- Henderson Island reed warbler
- Kiritimati reed warbler
- large-billed reed warbler
- Manchurian reed warbler
- Mangareva reed warbler
- Moorea reed warbler
- Nauru reed warbler
- nightingale reed warbler
- northern Marquesan reed warbler
- oriental reed warbler (Acrocephalus orientalis)
- Pagan reed warbler
- Pitcairn reed warbler
- Rimatara reed warbler
- Saipan reed warbler
- Society Islands reed warbler
- southern Marquesan reed warbler
- streaked reed warbler
- Tahiti reed warbler
- Tuamotu reed warbler
Translations
[edit]Acrocephalus orientalis
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Acrocephalus scirpaceus
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bird of the genus Acrocephalus
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