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Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola [Vieillot, 1817]
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Sylviidae
BTO Codes:
AQ , AQUWA
EURING No:
12420
Number in Britain:
42 records/year
Conservation Status:
UK:
RED
European:
1 Global Conservation Concern; Vulnerable
Global:
Vulnerable
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Status in UK:
(A) Passage Visitor
Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
13 cm
Wingspan:
18 cm
Weight:
M/F: 12 g
Scientific name from:
Gr.: akros =pointed + kephale =head
and L.: palus =a marsh + colere =to inhabit
World Distribution:
BREEDS: Locally in e Europe & c Asia, WINTERS: n & tropical Africa
Habitat:
Open marsh
Diet:
Mostly insects, mostly scurries about in low,dense vegetation
Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
No population trend available
Distribution:
New Atlas )
British Population Size:
Passage:
42 individuals
First Record:
1822
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
No habitat data from BBS
European Population Size:
Summer:
12 to 20 thousand pairs
Birds in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WBD(I), Bern(III), Bonn(I,II)
Survey Results:
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
17 x 13 mm
Egg Weight:
1.5 g (of which 6 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
0
Clutch Size:
4 - 6 eggs
Incubation:
12 - 15 days
by the:
Male + Female
Fledging:
13 - 14 days
as:
Altricial, naked
First Clutches Laid:
Does not breed in Britain, or too few Nest Records
Number of Broods:
1-2
Number Ringed:
21
Adult Survival:
No data
Juvenile Survival:
No data
Age at First Breeding:
Typical Lifespan:
No data
Maximum Recorded Age:
Too few birds ringed
Biometrics
Ring Size:
A
Wing Length
Adult:
Insufficient Data.
Juvenile:
64.1 ± 1.5
62 - 66 mm, N =57
Male:
Insufficient Data
Female:
Insufficient Data
Weight
Adult:
Insufficient Data.
Juvenile:
11.53 ± 1.07
10.00 - 13.20 g , N =55
Male:
Insufficient Data
Female:
Insufficient Data
Other Names
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Telor y Dwr
Danish:
Vandsanger
Dutch:
Waterrietzanger
Finnish:
Sarakerttunen
French:
Phragmite aquatique
German:
Seggenrohrsänger
Hungarian:
Csíkosfeju nádiposzáta
Icelandic:
Fenjasöngvari
Irish:
Ceolaire Uisce
Italian:
Pagliarolo
Norwegian:
Vannsanger
Polish:
Wodniczka
Portuguese:
Felosa-aquática
Spanish:
Carricerín cejudo
Swedish:
Vattensångare
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