Kingdom Animalia Class Aves Superfamily Sylvioidea Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Passeriformes Family Acrocephalidae | |
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Similar Pagan reed warbler, Garrett's reed warbler, Nightingale reed warbler, Pitcairn reed warbler, Madagascan swamp warbler | ||
The Saipan reed warbler (Acrocephalus hiwae) is a critically endangered songbird of the Mariana Islands. It is considered a subspecies of the nightingale reed warbler by some taxonomists. It occurs on two Northern Mariana Islands Saipan and Alamagan. An estimated population of 2700 specimen was reported in 2009 on Saipan, and on Alamagan 950 specimen were reported in 2010.
The species is approximately 17 cm (6.7 in) long, and is greyish olive-brown above with a pale-yellow underside. It inhabits wetlands, thickets and the margins of forests. The female is slightly smaller than the male. Both sexes have a long bill compared to other reed warbler species.
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