| Paddyfield warbler | |
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| InKolkata,West Bengal,India | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Acrocephalidae |
| Genus: | Acrocephalus |
| Species: | A. agricola |
| Binomial name | |
| Acrocephalus agricola (Jerdon, 1845) | |
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| Range ofA. agricola Breeding Non-breeding | |
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Thepaddyfield warbler (Acrocephalus agricola) is aspecies of marsh warbler (familyAcrocephalidae). It was formerly included in the "Old World warbler" assemblage. TheManchurian reed warbler (A. tangorum) was (and sometimes still is) included inA. agricola as asubspecies.
The genus nameAcrocephalus is fromAncient Greekakros, "highest", andkephale, "head". It is possible thatNaumann andNaumann thoughtakros meant "sharp-pointed". The specificagricola is fromLatin and means "farmer".[3]
It breeds in the temperate centralPalearctic. It ismigratory, wintering inBangladesh,India andPakistan. It is a rare vagrant to westernEurope although there are small breeding populations along the western shores of theBlack Sea around the border betweenBulgaria andRomania. Thispasserinebird is a species found in low vegetation such as longgrass, reeds andrice. 4–5eggs 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 theEurasian 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 tomarsh warbler, with much mimicry and typically acrocephaline whistles added. Its song is weaker and more rhythmic than that of its relative.
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