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Reed Warblers & Allies

The Acrocephalidae family, also known as reed warblers, marsh- and tree-warblers, or acrocephalid warblers, includes various species of relatively large warblers. These birds typically have plain olive-brown upperparts and yellow to beige underparts and are often found in open woodlands, reedbeds, or tall grasses. Their habitat range extends from southern to western Eurasia and into the Pacific, with some species in Africa. Notable genera within this family include Acrocephalus with marsh-warblers and about 42 species such as the moustached, aquatic, sedge, and common reed warblers, some of which have become extinct, like the nightingale reed warbler and others. Genus Arundinax features the thick-billed warbler, while Genus Iduna includes species like the booted and Sykes's warblers. Genus Hippolais houses species such as the melodious and icterine warblers, and Genus Calamonastides and Graueria are home to the papyrus yellow warbler and Grauer's warbler, respectively. Meanwhile, Genus Nesillas includes brush warblers, with five living species and one recently extinct. Among these, the Aldabra brush warbler is noted to have gone extinct around 1984.

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A photo of a African Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus baeticatus)

African Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus baeticatus
A photo of a Aquatic Warbler (Acrocephalus paludicola)

Aquatic Warbler

Acrocephalus paludicola
A photo of a Blyth's Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus dumetorum)

Blyth's Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus dumetorum
A photo of a Clamorous Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus stentoreus)

Clamorous Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus stentoreus
A photo of a Eastern Olivaceous Warbler (Iduna pallida)

Eastern Olivaceous Warbler

Iduna pallida
A photo of a Great Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus)

Great Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus arundinaceus
A photo of a Icterine Warbler (Hippolais icterina)

Icterine Warbler

Hippolais icterina
A photo of a Marsh Warbler (Acrocephalus palustris)

Marsh Warbler

Acrocephalus palustris
A photo of a Melodious Warbler (Hippolais polyglotta)

Melodious Warbler

Hippolais polyglotta
A photo of a Moustached Warbler (Acrocephalus melanopogon)

Moustached Warbler

Acrocephalus melanopogon
A photo of a Olive-tree Warbler (Hippolais olivetorum)

Olive-tree Warbler

Hippolais olivetorum
A photo of a Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)

Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus scirpaceus
A photo of a Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)

Sedge Warbler

Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
A photo of a Thick-billed Warbler (Arundinax aedon)

Thick-billed Warbler

Arundinax aedon
A photo of a Upcher's Warbler (Hippolais languida)

Upcher's Warbler

Hippolais languida
A photo of a Western Olivaceous Warbler (Iduna opaca)

Western Olivaceous Warbler

Iduna opaca
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