Listen to the common reed warbler
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About the common reed warbler
The common reed warbler is a bird in the family Acrocephalidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults have a wingspan of about 19 cm and weigh around 12 g.
What does the common reed warbler sound like?
Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once. Songs tend to be long and patterned and are used to hold territory and attract a mate; calls are short signals for contact, alarm and flight.
The recordings here are labelled as song and alarm call. 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
The common reed warbler or Eurasian reed-warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) is an Old World warbler in the genus Acrocephalus. It breeds across Europe into the temperate western Palaearctic where it is migratory, wintering in sub-Saharan Africa. It is also a resident species over large parts of Africa.
Related birds in the genus Acrocephalus
Great reed warbler
Acrocephalus arundinaceus
Sedge warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Marsh warbler
Acrocephalus palustris
Blyth's reed warbler
Acrocephalus dumetorum
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 common reed warbler sound like?
You can hear 5 recordings of the common reed warbler on this page, including its song and alarm call. Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once.
Is the common reed warbler endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the common reed warbler as “least concern”.
What family does the common reed warbler belong to?
The common reed warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) belongs to the family Acrocephalidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) (W1CDR0001533 BD12) – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Annemasse, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France by Tommy Andriollo – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Alarm call · Delfgauw, Pijnacker-Nootdorp, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands by Jochem verweij – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Bergschenhoek, Lansingerland, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands by Jochem verweij – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Greater Bilbao (near Getxo), Bizkaia, Euskadi, Spain by Borja – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q159080 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Common reed warbler – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Ron Knight – CC BY 2.0