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Pitcairn reed warbler

Acrocephalus vaughani (Sharpe, 1900)

ENEndangeredsongbirds

The pitcairn reed warbler (Acrocephalus vaughani) is a species in the family Acrocephalidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 22 g to 27 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.

Pitcairn reed warbler (Acrocephalus vaughani)
Photo: John Gerrard Keulemans · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the pitcairn reed warbler

Weight
22 g – 27 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
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the pitcairn reed warbler live?

Not recorded

What is the pitcairn reed warbler?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Pitcairn reed warbler (Acrocephalus vaughani) is a 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 is endemic to Pitcairn Island in the southern Pacific. Locally known as the "sparrow" (true sparrows are not found on Pitcairn), it used to be common throughout the island, where it is the only land bird.

From the Wikipedia article “Pitcairn reed warbler” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pitcairn_reed_warbler&oldid=1355297688), 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 pitcairn reed warbler endangered?

The pitcairn reed warbler is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

  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 Endangered species. What the categories mean.

How is the pitcairn reed warbler classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyAcrocephalidae
  6. genusAcrocephalus
  7. SpeciesAcrocephalus vaughani (Sharpe, 1900)

Synonyms Acrocephalus vaughani vaughani, Tatare vaughani

Other names and names in other languages (32)
  • Pitcairn reed-warblerEnglish
  • Pitcairn reed-warblerEnglish
  • Pitcairn reed-warblerEnglish
  • Pitcairn sparrowEnglish
  • boscarla de l'illa PitcairnCatalan
  • rákosník bělavýCzech
  • telor cyrs PitcairnWelsh
  • PitcairnsangerDanish
  • PitcairnrohrsängerGerman
  • pitkarna kanbirdoEsperanto
  • Carricero de la PitcairnSpanish
  • pitcairni roolindEstonian
  • pitcairninkerttunenFinnish
  • Rousserolle des PitcairnFrench
  • bjelokrili trstenjakCroatian
  • pitcairn-szigeti nádiposzátaHungarian
  • Cannaiola di PitcairnItalian
  • ピトケアンヨシキリJapanese
  • pitkerninė nendrinukėLithuanian
  • питкернски трскарMacedonian
  • PitcairnkarekietDutch
  • trzciniak białoskrzydłyPolish
  • felosa-da-pitcairnPortuguese
  • felosa-de-pitcairnPortuguese
  • Питкернская камышевкаRussian
  • Питкернская камышовкаRussian
  • trsteniarik nespevavýSlovak
  • pitcairnsångareSwedish
  • Pitcairn KamışçınıTurkish
  • очеретянка піткернськаUkrainian
  • 皮岛苇莺Chinese
  • 皮特康葦鶯Chinese

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Relatives of the pitcairn reed 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 pitcairn reed warbler?

An adult pitcairn reed warbler weighs 22 g – 27 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the pitcairn reed warbler endangered?

The pitcairn reed warbler is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the pitcairn reed warbler?

The pitcairn reed warbler (Acrocephalus vaughani) belongs to the family Acrocephalidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Pitcairn reed warbler (Acrocephalus vaughani). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pitcairn-reed-warbler

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{pitcairn_reed_warbler_2026,
  title = {Pitcairn reed warbler (Acrocephalus vaughani)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pitcairn-reed-warbler},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}