Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Scientific classification
Domain:Eukaryota
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Acrocephalidae
Genus:Acrocephalus
Species:A. schoenobaenus
Binomial name
Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
order] Passeriformes | [family] Sylviidae | [latin] Acrocephalus schoenobaenus | [UK] Sedge Warbler | [FR] Phragmite des joncs | [DE] Schilfrohrsänger | [ES] Carricerín Común | [IT] Forapaglie | [NL] Rietzanger | [IRL] Ceolaire cíbe
Status: Widespread summer visitor to wetlands from April to September throughout Ireland
Conservation Concern: Green-listed in Ireland. The European population is considered to be Secure.
Identification: A typical small warbler, about the same size as a Robin. Ages and sexes are similar in appearance. A buffy-brown colour all over, paler on the underparts. The crown is black, with a broad beige supercilium extending to the nape. Has some faint dark streaking on the back. Juvenile birds may have some dark spotting on the breast, but do not differ otherwise from adults.
Similar Species: Reed Warbler and other warbler species.
Call: The main call is a quiet “tschick”. The song is a loud, excited mix of various phrases and which may include some mimicry of other bird songs.
Diet: Feeds almost exclusively on insects and other invertebrates.
Breeding: Sedge Warblers breed on the edge of wetlands, especially in areas of wet grassland. Tends to avoid extensive areas of reedbeds. Migrants (especially in spring) can occasionally turn up in atypical habitat such as woodland or suburban gardens and may sing for a short while.
Wintering: Sedge Warblers winter in western and southern Africa.
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Scientific classification
Domain:Eukaryota
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Acrocephalidae
Genus:Acrocephalus
Species:A. schoenobaenus
Binomial name
Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
order] Passeriformes | [family] Sylviidae | [latin] Acrocephalus schoenobaenus | [UK] Sedge Warbler | [FR] Phragmite des joncs | [DE] Schilfrohrsänger | [ES] Carricerín Común | [IT] Forapaglie | [NL] Rietzanger | [IRL] Ceolaire cíbe
Status: Widespread summer visitor to wetlands from April to September throughout Ireland
Conservation Concern: Green-listed in Ireland. The European population is considered to be Secure.
Identification: A typical small warbler, about the same size as a Robin. Ages and sexes are similar in appearance. A buffy-brown colour all over, paler on the underparts. The crown is black, with a broad beige supercilium extending to the nape. Has some faint dark streaking on the back. Juvenile birds may have some dark spotting on the breast, but do not differ otherwise from adults.
Similar Species: Reed Warbler and other warbler species.
Call: The main call is a quiet “tschick”. The song is a loud, excited mix of various phrases and which may include some mimicry of other bird songs.
Diet: Feeds almost exclusively on insects and other invertebrates.
Breeding: Sedge Warblers breed on the edge of wetlands, especially in areas of wet grassland. Tends to avoid extensive areas of reedbeds. Migrants (especially in spring) can occasionally turn up in atypical habitat such as woodland or suburban gardens and may sing for a short while.
Wintering: Sedge Warblers winter in western and southern Africa.