Blunt-winged warbler

The blunt-winged warbler (Acrocephalus concinens) is a marsh-warbler (family Acrocephalidae). The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1870. It was formerly included in the "Old World warbler" assemblage.

Blunt-winged warbler
At Nalban in Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Acrocephalidae
Genus: Acrocephalus
Species:
A. concinens
Binomial name
Acrocephalus concinens
(R. Swinhoe, 1870)
At Joka in Kolkata, West Bengal, India

It is found in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Northeast India and China; it winters in Myanmar, Thailand and Bangladesh.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Acrocephalus concinens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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