Moustached warbler
Acrocephalus melanopogon (Temminck, 1823)
The moustached warbler (Acrocephalus melanopogon) is a species in the family Acrocephalidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 10.9 g to 12.6 g and live up to 9.8 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the moustached warbler
- Weight
- 10.9 g – 12.6 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 9.8 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 11.3 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- wetlandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3.9 – 4src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 12 monthssrc for Age at maturity
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Migratorysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the moustached warbler live?
Not recorded
What is the moustached warbler?
The moustached warbler (Acrocephalus melanopogon) is an Old World warbler in the genus Acrocephalus. It breeds in southern Europe and southern temperate Asia with a few breeding in north-west Africa. It is partially migratory. South-west European birds are resident, south-east European birds winter in the Mediterranean breeding range, and the Asiatic race migrates to Arabia, India and Pakistan.
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What does the moustached warbler sound like?
Is the moustached warbler endangered?
The moustached warbler is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the moustached warbler classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyAcrocephalidae
- genusAcrocephalus
- SpeciesAcrocephalus melanopogon (Temminck, 1823)
Synonyms Amnicola melanopogon, Calamodus melanopogon, Calamodyta melanopogon, Caricicola bonelli, Caricicola melanopogon, Cettia melanopogon, Lusciniola melanopogon, Salicaria melanopogon, Sylvia bonellii, Sylvia melanopogon, Sylvia melanopogon
Other names and names in other languages (52)
- هازجة أم شاربArabic
- هازجة ذات الشاربArabic
- Carrasclís mostachudoAragonese
- carricín realAsturian
- Мустакато шаварчеBulgarian
- Rouzegan-tamarisklBreton
- boscarla mostatxudaCatalan
- rákosník tamaryškovýCzech
- telor mwstasiogWelsh
- TamarisksangerDanish
- TamariskensängerGerman
- MariskenrohrsängerGerman
- MariskensängerGerman
- ΨαθοποταμίδαGreek
- tamarika kanbirdoEsperanto
- Carricerín realSpanish
- mustpea-roolindEstonian
- سسک ابروسفیدPersian
- osmankäämikerttunenFinnish
- Fauvette à moustacheFrench
- Lusciniole à moustachesFrench
- Ceolaire croiméalachIrish
- Kiaulleyder robaigaghManx
- Crnoprugasti trstenjak / Црнопругасти трстењакSerbian (Latin)
- זמירוןHebrew
- crnoprugasti trstenjakCroatian
- fülemülesitkeHungarian
- Եղեգնաթռչնակ նրբակտուցArmenian
- VatnasöngvariIcelandic
- Forapaglie castagnoloItalian
- マミジロヨシキリJapanese
- Шитұмсық айқабақKazakh
- Donkele JäizertLuxembourgish
- laibasnapė nendrinukėLithuanian
- rudais ķauķisLatvian
- тенкоклун трскарMacedonian
- ZwartkoprietzangerDutch
- tamaryszkaPolish
- felosa-realPortuguese
- Privighetoare de baltăRomanian
- Тонкоклювая КамышевкаRussian
- Тонкоклювая камышовкаRussian
- TamariskaruoššehasNorthern Sami
- trsteniarik tamariškovýSlovak
- tamariskovkaSlovenian
- Ševarski trstenjakSerbian
- Црнопругасти трстењакSerbian
- kaveldunsångareSwedish
- Bıyıklı KamışçınTurkish
- очеретянка тонкодзьобаUkrainian
- 须苇莺Chinese
- 髭葦鶯Chinese
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Relatives of the moustached 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
CompareMoustached warbler vs Great reed warblerMoustached warbler vs Common reed warblerMoustached warbler vs Sedge warblerMoustached warbler vs Aquatic warbler
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the moustached warbler?
An adult moustached warbler weighs 10.9 g – 12.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the moustached warbler endangered?
The moustached warbler is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long does the moustached warbler live?
The moustached warbler has a recorded lifespan of 9.8 years.
What kind of animal is the moustached warbler?
The moustached warbler (Acrocephalus melanopogon) 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.
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