The genus name Acrocephalus is from Ancient Greekakros, "highest", and kephale, "head". It is possible that Naumann and Naumann thought akros meant "sharp-pointed". The specific agricola is from Latin and means "farmer".[3]
It breeds in the temperate central Palearctic. It is migratory, wintering in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan. It is a rare vagrant to western Europe although there are small breeding populations along the western shores of the Black Sea around the border between Bulgaria and Romania. This passerinebird is a species found in low vegetation such as long grass, reeds and rice. 4–5 eggs are laid in a nest in grass.
At 13 cm (5.1 in) long with a wingspan of 15–17.5 cm (5.9–6.9 in), the paddyfield warbler is close in size to the Eurasian reed warbler but with shorter bill and wingspan. The adult has an unstreaked pale brown back and buff underparts, with a warm brown rump. There is a clearer whitish supercilium and the bill is short and pointed. The sexes are identical, as with most warblers, but young birds are richer buff below. Like most warblers, it is insectivorous.
The song is fast and similar to marsh warbler, with much mimicry and typically acrocephaline whistles added. Its song is weaker and more rhythmic than that of its relative.
^Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2020. IOC World Bird List (v10.2). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.10.2.
^Jobling, James A (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. pp. 30, 31. ISBN978-1-4081-2501-4.
External linksedit
Media related to Acrocephalus agricola at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Acrocephalus agricola at Wikispecies
Acrocephalus agricola in Field Guide: Birds of the World on Flickr
April 09, 2024
paddyfield, warbler, paddyfield, warbler, acrocephalus, agricola, species, marsh, warbler, family, acrocephalidae, formerly, included, world, warbler, assemblage, manchurian, reed, warbler, tangorum, sometimes, still, included, agricola, subspecies, kolkata, w. The paddyfield warbler Acrocephalus agricola is a species of marsh warbler family Acrocephalidae It was formerly included in the Old World warbler assemblage The Manchurian reed warbler A tangorum was and sometimes still is included in A agricola as a subspecies Paddyfield warblerIn Kolkata West Bengal IndiaConservation statusLeast Concern IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass AvesOrder PasseriformesFamily AcrocephalidaeGenus AcrocephalusSpecies A agricolaBinomial nameAcrocephalus agricola Jerdon 1845 Subspecies 2 A a agricola Jerdon 1845 A a septimus Gavrilenko 1954Range of A agricola Breeding Non breedingIn Kerala IndiaAcrocephalus agricola MHNTThe genus name Acrocephalus is from Ancient Greek akros highest and kephale head It is possible that Naumann and Naumann thought akros meant sharp pointed The specific agricola is from Latin and means farmer 3 It breeds in the temperate central Palearctic It is migratory wintering in Bangladesh India and Pakistan It is a rare vagrant to western Europe although there are small breeding populations along the western shores of the Black Sea around the border between Bulgaria and Romania This passerine bird is a species found in low vegetation such as long grass reeds and rice 4 5 eggs are laid in a nest in grass At 13 cm 5 1 in long with a wingspan of 15 17 5 cm 5 9 6 9 in the paddyfield warbler is close in size to the Eurasian reed warbler but with shorter bill and wingspan The adult has an unstreaked pale brown back and buff underparts with a warm brown rump There is a clearer whitish supercilium and the bill is short and pointed The sexes are identical as with most warblers but young birds are richer buff below Like most warblers it is insectivorous The song is fast and similar to marsh warbler with much mimicry and typically acrocephaline whistles added Its song is weaker and more rhythmic than that of its relative References edit BirdLife International 2017 amended version of 2016 assessment Acrocephalus agricola IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017 e T22714714A111077678 Retrieved 4 March 2020 Gill F D Donsker amp P Rasmussen Eds 2020 IOC World Bird List v10 2 doi 10 14344 IOC ML 10 2 Jobling James A 2010 The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names London Christopher Helm pp 30 31 ISBN 978 1 4081 2501 4 External links edit nbsp Media related to Acrocephalus agricola at Wikimedia Commons nbsp Data related to Acrocephalus agricola at Wikispecies Acrocephalus agricola in Field Guide Birds of the World on Flickr Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paddyfield warbler amp oldid 1187930114, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
