Listen to the Blyth's reed warbler
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About the Blyth's reed warbler
The Blyth's reed warbler is a bird in the family Acrocephalidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 2 g.
What does the Blyth's reed warbler sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
The recordings here are labelled as song. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
Blyth's reed warbler (Acrocephalus dumetorum) is a species of reed warbler belonging to the family Acrocephalidae, which also includes the tree warblers. Blyth's reed warbler breeds across the Palearctic zoogeographical region and winters in South Asia. The species has been expanding its range westwards in Europe.
Related birds in the genus Acrocephalus
Great reed warbler
Acrocephalus arundinaceus
Common reed warbler
Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Sedge warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Marsh warbler
Acrocephalus palustris
Moustached warbler
Acrocephalus melanopogon
Clamorous reed warbler
Acrocephalus stentoreus
African reed warbler
Acrocephalus baeticatus
More from the family Acrocephalidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a Blyth's reed warbler sound like?
You can hear 6 recordings of the Blyth's reed warbler on this page, including its song. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the Blyth's reed warbler endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Blyth's reed warbler as “least concern”.
What family does the Blyth's reed warbler belong to?
The Blyth's reed warbler (Acrocephalus dumetorum) belongs to the family Acrocephalidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Acrocephalus dumetorum - Blyth's Reed Warbler by Sander Pieterse – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Acrocephalus dumetorum - Blyth's Reed Warbler by Sander Pieterse – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Herrebrotippen, Norrköping municipality, Östergötland… by Robert Petersen – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Slottshagens reningsverk, Norrköping municipality… by Robert Petersen – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Norrköping Municipality, Östergötlands län, Sweden by Robert Petersen – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Norrköping Municipality, Östergötlands län, Sweden by Robert Petersen – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q312779 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Blyth's reed warbler – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Tisha Mukherjee – CC BY-SA 4.0