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Madagascar swamp warbler

Acrocephalus newtoni (Hartlaub, 1863)

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The madagascar swamp warbler (Acrocephalus newtoni) is a species in the family Acrocephalidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 17 g to 17.3 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Madagascar swamp warbler (Acrocephalus newtoni)
Photo: John Gerrard Keulemans · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the madagascar swamp warbler

Weight
17 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
wetlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the madagascar swamp warbler live?

Not recorded

What is the madagascar swamp warbler?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Madagascar swamp warbler (Acrocephalus newtoni) is a species of Old World warbler in the family Acrocephalidae.

It is found only in Madagascar.

Its natural habitat is swamps.

From the Wikipedia article “Madagascar swamp warbler” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Madagascar_swamp_warbler&oldid=1379847582), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the madagascar swamp warbler endangered?

The madagascar swamp warbler is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the madagascar swamp warbler classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyAcrocephalidae
  6. genusAcrocephalus
  7. SpeciesAcrocephalus newtoni (Hartlaub, 1863)

Synonyms Calamocichla newtoni, Calamoherpe newtoni

Other names and names in other languages (37)
  • Madagascan swamp warblerEnglish
  • Madagascan swamp warblerEnglish
  • Madagascar swamp-warblerEnglish
  • Madagascar swamp-warblerEnglish
  • Madagascar swamp-warblerEnglish
  • boscarla de MadagascarCatalan
  • rákosník madagaskarskýCzech
  • telor corstir MadagasgarWelsh
  • MadagaskarsumpsangerDanish
  • Madagascar SumpsangerDanish
  • MadagaskarrohrsängerGerman
  • Madagaskar-RohrsängerGerman
  • madagaskara kanbirdoEsperanto
  • Carricero malgacheSpanish
  • madagaskari roolindEstonian
  • madagaskarinrastaskerttunenFinnish
  • Rousserolle malgacheFrench
  • Rousserolle de NewtonFrench
  • madagaszkári nádiposzátaHungarian
  • Cannaiola del MadagascarItalian
  • マダガスカルアシナガヨシキリJapanese
  • madagaskarinė nendrinukėLithuanian
  • мадагаскарски трскарMacedonian
  • MadagaskarrietzangerDutch
  • damsangerNorwegian
  • trzciniak madagaskarskiPolish
  • felosa-de-madagáscarPortuguese
  • felosa-dos-pântanos-malgaxePortuguese
  • Мадагаскарская камышевкаRussian
  • Мадагаскарская камышовкаRussian
  • trsteniarik madagaskarskýSlovak
  • Madagaskarski trstenjakSerbian
  • madagaskarrörsångareSwedish
  • Madagaskar KamışçınıTurkish
  • очеретянка мадагаскарськаUkrainian
  • 马岛沼泽苇莺Chinese
  • 馬達加斯加沼澤葦鶯Chinese

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Relatives of the madagascar swamp warbler

Other species in the same genus Acrocephalus.

LC, Least Concern
Sedge warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)

Sedge warbler

Acrocephalus schoenobaenus

Acrocephalidae

LC, Least Concern
Marsh warbler (Acrocephalus palustris)

Marsh warbler

Acrocephalus palustris

Acrocephalidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the madagascar swamp warbler?

An adult madagascar swamp warbler weighs 17 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the madagascar swamp warbler endangered?

The madagascar swamp warbler is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the madagascar swamp warbler?

The madagascar swamp warbler (Acrocephalus newtoni) belongs to the family Acrocephalidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{madagascar_swamp_warbler_2026,
  title = {Madagascar swamp warbler (Acrocephalus newtoni)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/madagascar-swamp-warbler},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}