BirdUp · Species
Oriental Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus orientalis(Temminck & Schlegel, 1847)
- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Acrocephalidae
- Genus
- Acrocephalus
At a glance
The Oriental Reed Warbler is a small bird, about 18–20 cm long, listed as Least Concern and native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 18–20 cm
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Common
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does an Oriental Reed Warbler look like?
The Oriental Reed Warbler is a small bird, about 18–20 cm long and weighing 22–31 g.
The Oriental reed warbler is a passerine bird of eastern Asia belonging to the reed warbler genus Acrocephalus. It was formerly classified as a subspecies of the great reed warbler of the western Palearctic.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see an Oriental Reed Warbler?
The Oriental Reed Warbler is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does an Oriental Reed Warbler eat?
The Oriental Reed Warbler feeds on mainly insects and other small invertebrates., usually foraging in gleaning.
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