Nightingale Reed Warbler
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| Nightingale Reed Warbler | |
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| Nightingale Reed Warbler above | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Superfamily: | Sylvioidea |
| Family: | Acrocephalidae |
| Genus: | Acrocephalus |
| Species: | A. luscinius |
| Binomial name | |
| Acrocephalus luscinius Quoy & Gaimard, 1830 | |
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Acrocephalus luscinia | |
The Nightingale Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus luscinius) is a presumed extinct songbird from the island of Guam. The Chamorro name for the bird is Ga`ga` Karisu (bird of the reeds). It existed until the late 1960s. An alien species, the brown tree snake is primarily blamed for its demise on the island.
A number of species were once considered subspecies including the Saipan Reed Warbler, the Aguiguan Reed Warbler, the Pagan Reed Warbler, and the Mangareva Reed Warbler.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2013). "Acrocephalus luscinius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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