Moorea reed warbler
Acrocephalus longirostris (Gmelin, 1789)
CRCritically EndangeredsongbirdsExtinct
The moorea reed warbler (Acrocephalus longirostris) is a species in the family Acrocephalidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 43.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Critically Endangered.
Quick facts about the moorea reed warbler
- Weight
- 43.8 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Critically Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the moorea reed warbler live?
Not recorded
What is the moorea reed warbler?
Moorea reed warbler (Acrocephalus longirostris) is a species of songbird in the genus Acrocephalus. Formerly placed in the "Old World warbler" assemblage (Sylviidae), it is now in the newly recognized marsh warbler family Acrocephalidae. It was once considered a subspecies of the Tahiti reed warbler.
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Is the moorea reed warbler endangered?
The moorea reed warbler is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
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How is the moorea reed warbler classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyAcrocephalidae
- genusAcrocephalus
- SpeciesAcrocephalus longirostris (Gmelin, 1789)
Synonyms Acrocephalus caffer longirostris, Turdus longirostris
Other names and names in other languages (27)
- Mo'orea reed warblerEnglish
- Mo'orea reed-warblerEnglish
- Moorea reed-warblerEnglish
- MooreasangerDanish
- Moorea RørsangerDanish
- MoorearohrsängerGerman
- Moorea-RohrsängerGerman
- moorea kanbirdoEsperanto
- Carricero de MooreaSpanish
- سسک نوکدرازPersian
- mooreankerttunenFinnish
- Rousserolle de MooreaFrench
- maslinasti trstenjakCroatian
- Moorea-szigeti nádiposzátaHungarian
- モーレアヨシキリJapanese
- MooreakarekietDutch
- trzciniak dużyPolish
- felosa-de-mooreaPortuguese
- Муреанская камышевкаRussian
- Муреанская камышовкаRussian
- trsteniarik bambusovýSlovak
- mooreasångareSwedish
- Murea KamışçınıTurkish
- Moorea kamışçınıTurkish
- очеретянка мореанськаUkrainian
- 莫岛苇莺Chinese
- 木雷亞島葦鶯Chinese
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Relatives of the moorea 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
CompareMoorea reed warbler vs Great reed warblerMoorea reed warbler vs Common reed warblerMoorea reed warbler vs Sedge warblerMoorea reed warbler vs Aquatic warbler
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the moorea reed warbler?
An adult moorea reed warbler weighs 43.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the moorea reed warbler endangered?
The moorea reed warbler is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the moorea reed warbler?
The moorea reed warbler (Acrocephalus longirostris) belongs to the family Acrocephalidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
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