Blunt-winged warbler

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Blunt-winged warbler
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At Nalban in Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Acrocephalidae
Genus: Acrocephalus
Species:
A. concinens
Binomial name
Acrocephalus concinens
(R. Swinhoe, 1870)
Subspecies [2]
  • A. c. haringtoni - Witherby, 1920
  • A. c. stevensi - Baker, ECS, 1922
  • A. c. concinens - (Swinhoe, 1870)
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Distribution of Blunt-winged Warbler
  Resident
  Breeding
  Non-breeding

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.

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

At Joka in Kolkata, West Bengal, India Blunt-winged Warbler IMG 0544.jpg
At Joka in Kolkata, West Bengal, India

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2017). "Acrocephalus concinens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T22714719A111097943. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22714719A111097943.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2020. IOC World Bird List (v10.2). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.10.2.