Blunt-winged Warbler
Acrocephalus concinens
A warm brown reed warbler with a white throat and a pale brow which falters and ends just behind the eye. Found in dense vegetation around wetlands, especially reeds and grasses. Namesake short wings do not reach the tail base. Compare with other small reed warblers, particularly the similar but longer-winged and stronger-browed Paddyfield Warbler. Typical jumbled reed warbler song consists of an assemblage of bright warbles and harsh buzzy notes. Gives dry, rasping “tsak.”
Identification
The blunt-winged warbler (Acrocephalus concinens) is a marsh-warbler (family Acrocephalidae). The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1870. It was formerly included in the "Old World warbler" assemblage. It is found in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Northeast India and China; it winters in Myanmar, Thailand and Bangladesh.
Taxonomy
Genus: Acrocephalus; Family: Acrocephalidae; Order: Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Acrocephalus concinens
- Authority
- (Swinhoe, 1870)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Acrocephalidae
- Genus
- Acrocephalus
Range and habitat
Breeding range: PAL : sc, e. Non-breeding range: se Asia.
- Breeding range
- PAL : sc, e
- Non-breeding range
- se Asia
- Migration
- Complete migrants
Behavior
Migration pattern: Complete migrants.
Conservation
Population trend: stable.
- Population trend
- stable
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Distribution
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