Basra reed warbler

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Basra reed warbler
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.AVES.37596 1 - Acrocephalus arundinaceus griseldis (Hartlaub, 1891) - Sylviidae - bird skin specimen.jpeg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Acrocephalidae
Genus: Acrocephalus
Species:
A. griseldis
Binomial name
Acrocephalus griseldis
(Hartlaub, 1891)
Acrocephalus griseldis distribution map.png

The Basra reed warbler (Acrocephalus griseldis) is a "warbler" of the genus Acrocephalus. It is an endemic breeder in East and southern Iraq, Kuwait, and Israel[1] in extensive beds of papyrus and reeds. It is easily mistaken for the great reed warbler but is a bit smaller, has whiter under parts and has a narrower, longer and more pointed bill. It winters in East Africa. It is a very rare vagrant in Europe. The call is a gruff 'chaar', deeper than a reed warbler's.

It is found in aquatic vegetation in or around shallow, fresh or brackish water, still or flowing, mainly in dense reedbeds. It is found in thickets and bushland when migrating or wintering.

In 2007, the species was discovered as a breeding bird in northern Israel.[2][3]

Due to the drainage of the Mesopotamian marshes throughout the 1980s and the 1990s, and the subsequent near destruction of its native habitat, the Basra Reed Warbler is considered an endangered species.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Acrocephalus griseldis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22714757A118739069. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22714757A118739069.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ Basra Reed Warblers Breeding in Israel
  3. ^ Basra Reed-warbler returns... to Israel
  4. ^ Jabbar, M. T., & Jingxuan, Z. (2013). Environmental degradation assessment in arid areas; a case study from Basra province, southern Iraq. Environmental Earth Sciences, 70(5), 2203–2214.


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