African reed warbler
Acrocephalus baeticatus (Vieillot, 1817)
Status not recordedsongbirds
The African reed warbler (Acrocephalus baeticatus) is a species in the family Acrocephalidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 10 g to 10.2 g.
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Quick facts about the African reed warbler
- Weight
- 10.1 g
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2.55
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the African reed warbler live?
Not recorded
Is the African reed warbler endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the African reed warbler classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyAcrocephalidae
- genusAcrocephalus
- SpeciesAcrocephalus baeticatus (Vieillot, 1817)
Synonyms Acrocephalus scirpaceus baeticatus
Other names and names in other languages (28)
- African reed-warblerEnglish
- KleinrietsangerAfrikaans
- Rouzegan-AfrikaBreton
- boscarla dels matollsCatalan
- rákosník africkýCzech
- telor cyrs AffricaWelsh
- Afrikansk RørsangerDanish
- ZimtrohrsängerGerman
- Carricero AfricanoSpanish
- aafrika roolindEstonian
- afrikanrytikerttunenFinnish
- Rousserolle africaineFrench
- Ceolaire giolcaí AfracachIrish
- afrički trstenjakCroatian
- kerti nádiposzátaHungarian
- Cannaiola africanaItalian
- アフリカヨシキリJapanese
- afrikinė nendrinukėLithuanian
- Āfrikas ķauķisLatvian
- afrikarørsangerNorwegian Bokmål
- KortvleugelkarekietDutch
- trzcinniczek tęposkrzydłyPolish
- rouxinol-dos-caniços-africanoPortuguese
- Африканская камышевкаRussian
- trsteniarik záhradnýSlovak
- afrikansk rörsångareSwedish
- очеретянка африканськаUkrainian
- GartenrohrsängerGerman
Relatives of the African reed warbler
Other species in the same genus Acrocephalus.

Great reed warbler
Acrocephalus arundinaceus

Common reed warbler
Acrocephalus scirpaceus

Sedge warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenus

Aquatic warbler
Acrocephalus paludicola

Marsh warbler
Acrocephalus palustris

Blyth's reed warbler
Acrocephalus dumetorum
CompareAfrican reed warbler vs Great reed warblerAfrican reed warbler vs Common reed warblerAfrican reed warbler vs Sedge warblerAfrican reed warbler vs Aquatic warbler
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the African reed warbler?
An adult African reed warbler weighs 10.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the African reed warbler?
The African reed warbler (Acrocephalus baeticatus) belongs to the family Acrocephalidae in the order Passeriformes.
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