Black-browed Reed-warbler vs Aguijan Reed-warbler

Acrocephalus bistrigiceps compared with Acrocephalus nijoi

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Black-browed Reed-warbler Aguijan Reed-warbler
Scientific Name Acrocephalus bistrigiceps Acrocephalus nijoi
Order Passeriformes Passeriformes
Family Acrocephalidae Acrocephalidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Extinct
Length
Wingspan 10.5 cm (4.1 in)
Weight 9.65 g (0.34 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 3-6 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

Black-browed Reed-warbler only

Aguijan Reed-warbler only

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Black-browed Reed-warbler

Extinct

Aguijan Reed-warbler

About These Birds

Black-browed Reed-warbler

The Black-browed Reed-warbler is a small, streaky marsh bird that breeds in East Asia from Siberia and China to Korea and Japan, spending winters in South and Southeast Asia. It has a distinctive bold black supercilium, giving it a masked appearance, and buffy underparts. It inhabits dense reed beds, tall grass, and rank vegetation near water, feeding on small insects.

Aguijan Reed-warbler

The Aguijan Reed-warbler was a small Acrocephalidae warbler endemic to Aguijan Island in the Mariana Islands. It is now classified as extinct, having disappeared due to habitat loss and introduced predators on its tiny island habitat.

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