Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon [Temminck, 1823] |
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Page updated:16-January-2013 |
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Order:
Passeriformes
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Family: Sylviidae |
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BTO Codes:
, MOUWA
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EURING No: 12410 | |
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Number in Britain:
Unavailable
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(-) Doesn't Occur
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Subspecies:
recorded in Britain (of 2 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
12 cm
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Wingspan: 16 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 12 g
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Scientific name from:
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Gr.: akros=pointed + kephale=head and Gr.: melas=black + pogon=beard |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: s Europe, Near & Middle East, n Africa, WINTERS: e Mediterranean to India |
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Habitat:
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Reedbed, sedgebed |
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Diet:
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Arthropods, esp. beetles, also water snails from vegetation near water surface |
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TitBit:
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A record of this bird (a pair breeding in Cambridgeshire in 1972) has now been determined to most likely have been a Sedge Warbler, but a confirmed record may not be far away. |
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Records and Distribution |
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| Gaelic: | Welsh: |
| Danish: Tamarisksanger | Dutch: Zwartkoprietzanger |
| Finnish: Osmankääikerttunen | French: Lusciniole à moustaches |
| German: Mariskensänger | Hungarian: Fülemülesitke |
| Icelandic: Vatnasöngvari | Irish: |
| Italian: Forapaglie castagnolo | Norwegian: Tamarisksanger |
| Polish: Tamaryszka | Portuguese: Felosa-real |
| Spanish: Carricerín reale | Swedish: Kaveldunsångare |
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For More Information... |
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Books and Monographs:
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| Bibby, C.J. 1982 Studies of West Palearctic birds: Moustached Warbler British Birds 75:346-358 | |
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| Wikipedia entry | |
| BirdLife species page | |
| Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides | |
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