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Saipan Reed Warbler
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Saipan Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus hiwae
The Saipan reed warbler (Acrocephalus hiwae) is a critically endangered songbird of the Mariana Islands. It is considered a subspecies of the nightingale reed warbler by some taxonomists. It occurs on two Northern Mariana Islands Saipan and Alamagan. An estimated population of 2700 specimen was reported in 2009 on Saipan, and on Alamagan 950 specimen were reported in 2010.
From the article Saipan reed warbler on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The Saipan reed warbler is approximately 17 cm (6.7 in) long, and is greyish olive-brown above with a pale-yellow underside. The female is slightly smaller than the male. Both sexes have a long bill compared to other reed warbler species.
Range & habitat
It occurs on two islands: Saipan and Alamagan. An estimated population of 2700 birds was reported in 2009 on Saipan, and on Alamagan 950 birds were reported in 2010. It inhabits wetlands, thickets and the margins of forests.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 339715.