Acrocephalidae

Acrocephalidae
Great reed warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Superfamily:	Locustelloidea
Family:	Acrocephalidae Salvin, 1882
Genera
Graueria Nesillas Acrocephalus Arundinax Iduna Calamonastides Hippolais

The Acrocephalidae (the reed warblers, marsh- and tree-warblers, or acrocephalid warblers) are a family of oscine passerine birds, in the superfamily Locustelloidea.

The species in this family are usually rather large "warblers". Most are rather plain olivaceous brown above with much yellow to beige below. They are usually found in open woodland, reedbeds, or tall grass. The family occurs mostly in southern to western Eurasia and surroundings, but also ranges far into the Pacific, with some species in Africa.

Species

Image	Genus	Living species
	Acrocephalus J. A. Naumann & J. F. Naumann, 1811	Marsh-warblers. About 43 species; para- or polyphyletic. Moustached warbler, Acrocephalus melanopogon Aquatic warbler, Acrocephalus paludicola Sedge warbler, Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Speckled reed warbler, Acrocephalus sorghophilus Black-browed reed warbler, Acrocephalus bistrigiceps Paddyfield warbler, Acrocephalus agricola Manchurian reed warbler, Acrocephalus tangorum Blunt-winged warbler, Acrocephalus concinens Common reed warbler, Acrocephalus scirpaceus Caspian reed warbler, Acrocephalus (scirpaceus) fuscus Mangrove reed warbler, Acrocephalus (scirpaceus) avicenniae Blyth's reed warbler, Acrocephalus dumetorum Marsh warbler, Acrocephalus palustris Great reed warbler, Acrocephalus arundinaceus Oriental reed warbler, Acrocephalus orientalis Clamorous reed warbler, Acrocephalus stentoreus Large-billed reed warbler, Acrocephalus orinus Basra reed warbler, Acrocephalus griseldis Australian reed warbler, Acrocephalus australis †Nightingale reed warbler, Acrocephalus luscinius Saipan reed warbler, Acrocephalus hiwae †Aguiguan reed warbler, Acrocephalus nijoi – extinct (c.1997) †Mangareva reed warbler, Acrocephalus astrolabii – extinct (mid-19th century?) †Pagan reed warbler, Acrocephalus yamashinae extinct (1970s) Caroline reed warbler, Acrocephalus syrinx Nauru reed warbler, Acrocephalus rehsei Millerbird, Acrocephalus familiaris †Laysan millerbird, Acrocephalus familiaris familiaris – extinct (late 1910s) Bokikokiko, Acrocephalus aequinoctialis Tahiti reed warbler, Acrocephalus caffer Moorea reed warbler, Acrocephalus longirostris †Garrett's reed warbler, Acrocephalus garretti – extinct (19th century?) †Raiatea reed warbler, Acrocephalus caffer musae – extinct (19th century?) Tuamotu reed warbler, Acrocephalus atyphus Rimatara reed warbler, Acrocephalus rimatarae Pitcairn reed warbler, Acrocephalus vaughani Henderson reed warbler, Acrocephalus taiti Northern Marquesan reed warbler, Acrocephalus percernis Southern Marquesan reed warbler, Acrocephalus mendanae Cook reed warbler, Acrocephalus kerearako Greater swamp warbler, Acrocephalus rufescens Cape Verde warbler, Acrocephalus brevipennis Lesser swamp warbler, Acrocephalus gracilirostris Madagascar swamp warbler, Acrocephalus newtoni Rodrigues warbler, Acrocephalus rodericanus Seychelles warbler, Acrocephalus sechellensis Grande Comore brush warbler, Acrocephalus brevicaudata
	Arundinax Blyth, 1845	Thick-billed warbler, Arundinax aedon
	Iduna Keyserling & Blasius, 1840	Booted warbler, Iduna caligata Sykes's warbler, Iduna rama Eastern olivaceous warbler, Iduna pallida Western olivaceous warbler, Iduna opaca African yellow warbler, Iduna natalensis Mountain yellow warbler, Iduna similis
	Hippolais von Baldenstein, 1827	Upcher's warbler, Hippolais languida Olive-tree warbler, Hippolais olivetorum Melodious warbler, Hippolais polyglotta Icterine warbler, Hippolais icterina
	Calamonastides Grant & Mackworth-Praed, 1940	Papyrus yellow warbler, Calamonastides gracilirostris
	Graueria Hartert, 1908	Grauer's warbler, Graueria vittata
	Nesillas Oberholser, 1899	Brush warblers. 5 living species, 1 recently extinct. Anjouan brush warbler, Nesillas longicaudata Malagasy brush warbler, Nesillas typica Grand Comoro brush warbler, Nesillas brevicaudata Moheli brush warbler, Nesillas mariae Subdesert brush warbler, Nesillas lantzii † Aldabra brush warbler, Nesillas aldabrana (extinct: c.1984)

References

• del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A. & Christie D. (editors). (2006). Handbook of the Birds of the World Volume 11: Old World Flycatchers to Old World Warblers. Lynx Edicions. ISBN 84-96553-06-X.