About the Blyth's Reed Warbler
Blyth's reed warbler 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.
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Blyth's reed warbler is between 12 and 14 cm (4.7 and 5.5 in) in length and weighs between 8 and 16 g (0.28 and 0.56 oz). It is a slim warbler with relatively short wings and a long bill. The plumage is rather plain with few distinguishing features and has been described as lacking in "warmer" tones observed in related species. The upperparts are plain olive brown, with less olive on the short, rounded wings. There is a short whitish supercilium running between the base of the bill and the eye, with a dusky stripe through the eye. The underparts are plain and off-white in colour. Voice: Blyth's reed warbler has a variable song in which harsh sounds like ticks, chaks and churrs are mixed in with melodious whistles and mimicry.
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What the Blyth's Reed Warbler sounds like
Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in France, Portugal, United States, Spain, Thailand, Luxembourg, Israel, Qatar, Kuwait, Malta.
When to see it
Peak activity in January · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceusThe thrush-sized warbler is one of the largest species in both its current the family Acrocephalidae, and its former family, the "Sylviidae".
Marsh WarblerAcrocephalus palustrisThis is a medium-sized warbler.
Australian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus australisVoice: Described as a sweet melodious warble with rich fluty notes as well as hard and metallic sounding notes, Australian reed warbler song is loud and varied.
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