Family of birds
TheAcrocephalidae (thereed warblers ,marsh- and tree-warblers , oracrocephalid warblers ) are afamily ofoscine passerine birds, in the superfamilySylvioidea .
The species in this family are usually rather large "warblers ". Most are rather plain olivaceous brown above with much yellow to beige below. They are usually found in open woodland, reedbeds, or tall grass. The family occurs mostly in southern to westernEurasia and surroundings, but also ranges far into the Pacific, with some species in Africa.
Marsh-warblers. About 43 species; para- or polyphyletic.
Moustached warbler ,Acrocephalus melanopogon Aquatic warbler ,Acrocephalus paludicola Sedge warbler ,Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Speckled reed warbler ,Acrocephalus sorghophilus Black-browed reed warbler ,Acrocephalus bistrigiceps Paddyfield warbler ,Acrocephalus agricola Manchurian reed warbler ,Acrocephalus tangorum Blunt-winged warbler ,Acrocephalus concinens Common reed warbler ,Acrocephalus scirpaceus Caspian reed warbler,Acrocephalus (scirpaceus) fuscus Mangrove reed warbler,Acrocephalus (scirpaceus) avicenniae Blyth's reed warbler ,Acrocephalus dumetorum Marsh warbler ,Acrocephalus palustris Great reed warbler ,Acrocephalus arundinaceus Oriental reed warbler ,Acrocephalus orientalis Clamorous reed warbler ,Acrocephalus stentoreus Large-billed reed warbler ,Acrocephalus orinus Basra reed warbler ,Acrocephalus griseldis Australian reed warbler ,Acrocephalus australis ✝Nightingale reed warbler ,Acrocephalus luscinius Saipan reed warbler ,Acrocephalus hiwae ✝Aguiguan reed warbler ,Acrocephalus nijoi –extinct (c.1997) ✝Mangareva reed warbler ,Acrocephalus astrolabii –extinct (mid-19th century?) ✝Pagan reed warbler ,Acrocephalus yamashinae extinct (1970s) Caroline reed warbler ,Acrocephalus syrinx Nauru reed warbler ,Acrocephalus rehsei Millerbird ,Acrocephalus familiaris Bokikokiko ,Acrocephalus aequinoctialis Tahiti reed warbler ,Acrocephalus caffer Moorea reed warbler ,Acrocephalus longirostris ✝Garrett's reed warbler ,Acrocephalus garretti –extinct (19th century?)✝Raiatea reed warbler,Acrocephalus caffer musae –extinct (19th century?) Tuamotu reed warbler ,Acrocephalus atyphus Rimatara reed warbler ,Acrocephalus rimatarae Pitcairn reed warbler ,Acrocephalus vaughani Henderson reed warbler ,Acrocephalus taiti Northern Marquesan reed warbler ,Acrocephalus percernis Southern Marquesan reed warbler ,Acrocephalus mendanae Cook reed warbler ,Acrocephalus kerearako Greater swamp warbler ,Acrocephalus rufescens Cape Verde warbler ,Acrocephalus brevipennis Lesser swamp warbler ,Acrocephalus gracilirostris Madagascar swamp warbler ,Acrocephalus newtoni Rodrigues warbler ,Acrocephalus rodericanus Seychelles warbler ,Acrocephalus sechellensis Grande Comore brush warbler ,Acrocephalus brevicaudata GenusCalamonastides [ edit ] Brush warblers. 5 living species, 1 recently extinct.
