Basra Reed-Warbler
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| Acrocephalus griseldis (Hartlaub, 1891) |
The Basra Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus griseldis) is a warbler of the genus Acrocephalus. It is an endemic breeder in East Iraq in extensive beds of papyrus and reeds. It winters in East Africa. It is a very rare vagrant in Europe. It is easily mistaken for the Great Reed Warbler but is a bit smaller, has whiter underparts and has a narrower, longer and more pointed bill. The call is a gruff 'chaar', deeper than a Reed Warbler's
It is found in aquatic vegetation in or around shallow, fresh or brackish water, still or flowing, mainly in dense reedbeds. It is found in thickets and bushland when migrating or wintering.
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