Oriental Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus orientalis

Description

Acrocephalus orientalis has a large body size of 18-20 cm with a wingspan of 23-26 cm. The upper part of the body is brown with a paler rump and a whitish tip on the tail feathers. The underside of the body is whitish, the flanks and underside of the tail are more brown. Narrow grayish stripes down the throat. Dark eye lines and whitish lines above the eyes. The bill is quite long, the top is brownish and the bottom is pink with a bright orange hole. Feet are gray.

Population Size

Unknown

Life Span

4,2 years

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

18-20 cm

Ca

Carnivore

So

Solitary

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Aves

ORDER

:

Passeriformes

FAMILY

:

Acrocephalidae

GENUS

:

Acrocephalus

SPECIES

:

Acrocephalus orientalis

Distribution

Acrocephalus orientalis can be found in grasslands, savannas, shrubs, and wetlands such as swamps and mangroves.

Geography

Continent : Asia and Australia

Country : Siberia, Mongolia, Nepal, China, Korea, Japan, India, Brunei Darussalam, Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia, Australia, Timor Leste, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.

Habits and Lifestyle

Acrocephalus orientalis often hangs on tree trunks when perched. The hair on the throat will be developed when singing. These birds live alone or in pairs.

Lifestyle

Solitary

Biome

Climate Zone

Tropical or subtropical

Diet and Nutrition

Acrocephalus orientalis is a bird that eats insects and other invertebrates.

Diet : Carnivore

Mating Habits

The breeding season for this bird is April to June. Nests are made 1-1.5 m above the ground between the reeds. The number of eggs in the nest 2-6 eggs and incubated for 12-14 days.

Reproduction session : –

Incubation periods : 12-14 days

Independent age : –

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : 2-6 eggs

Population

Population status : Least Concern (LC)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

Population number​

This bird population is thought to be decreasing but is still at low risk of extinction.

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