Paddyfield Warbler

Taxobox
name = Paddyfield Warbler
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1


image caption = In Kolkata, West Bengal, India
image_width = 240px
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Passeriformes
familia = Sylviidae
genus = " Acrocephalus "
species = "A. agricola"
binomial = "Acrocephalus agricola"
binomial_authority = (Jerdon, 1845)

The Paddyfield Warbler, "Acrocephalus agricola", is an Old World warbler in the genus "Acrocephalus". It breeds in temperate central Asia. It is migratory, wintering in Pakistan and India. It is a rare vagrant to western Europe. This passerine bird is a species found in low vegetation such as long grass, reeds and rice. 4-5 eggs are laid in a nest in grass.

At 12-13.5 cm length, Paddyfield is smaller than Reed Warbler. The adult has an unstreaked pale brown back and buff underparts, with a warm brown rump. There is a clearer whitish supercilium and the bill is short and pointed. The sexes are identical, as with most warblers, but young birds are richer buff below. Like most warblers, it is insectivorous.

The song is fast and similar to Marsh Warbler, with much mimicry and typically acrocephaline whistles added. Its song is weaker and more rhythmic than that of its relative.

References

* Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern

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