Madagascar swamp warbler

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Madagascar swamp warbler
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Acrocephalidae
Genus: Acrocephalus
Species:
A. newtoni
Binomial name
Acrocephalus newtoni
(Hartlaub, 1863)
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The Madagascar swamp warbler (Acrocephalus newtoni) is a species of Old World warbler in the family Acrocephalidae. It is found only in Madagascar. Its natural habitat is swamps.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Acrocephalus newtoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22714865A94431069. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22714865A94431069.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.