Nauru Reed-warbler

Nauru Reed-warbler
Nauru Reed Warbler
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Superfamily: Sylvioidea
Family: Acrocephalidae
Genus: Acrocephalus
Species: A. rehsei
Binomial name
Acrocephalus rehsei
(Finsch, 1885)

The Nauru Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus rehsei) is a species of Old World warbler and the only bird species endemic to the island Nauru. The species is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN, as its habitat on Nauru might be threatened.

It is 15 centimeters long, it has a straight beak and its body is greyish-olive above with an off-white below chest and a white eyebrow.

References

  • BirdLife International (2004). Acrocephalus rehsei. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is vulnerable and the criteria used
  • Birdlife Species Factsheet