Common reed warbler: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the common reed warbler lives – recorded in 65 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Group	Songbirds & perching birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	65 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe
Mass	12 g (adult)
Height	12 cm (adult)
Class	Bird
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Acrocephalidae

Where does the common reed warbler live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the common reed warbler in 65 countries and territories across Africa, Asia and Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a common reed warbler?

Wikidata records the following for the common reed warbler: mass 12 g (adult); height 12 cm (adult).

Is the common reed warbler endangered?

The common reed warbler’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the common reed warbler?

The common reed warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Acrocephalidae, genus Acrocephalus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the common reed warbler

The common reed warbler or Eurasian reed-warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) is an Old World warbler in the genus Acrocephalus. It breeds across Europe into the temperate western Palaearctic where it is migratory, wintering in sub-Saharan Africa. It is also a resident species over large parts of Africa.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Common reed warbler (revision 1374039650), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q159080 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).