Basra reed warbler
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Basra reed warbler | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Acrocephalidae |
Genus: | Acrocephalus |
Species: | A. griseldis
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Binomial name | |
Acrocephalus griseldis (Hartlaub, 1891)
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Distribution of Basra reed warbler Breeding Non-breeding
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The Basra reed warbler (Acrocephalus griseldis) is a "
reed warbler
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It is found in aquatic vegetation in or around shallow, fresh or brackish water, still or flowing, mainly in dense reedbeds. It is found in thickets and bushland when migrating or wintering.
In 2007, the species was discovered as a breeding bird in northern Israel.[3][4]
Due to the drainage of the Mesopotamian marshes throughout the 1980s and the 1990s, and the subsequent near destruction of its native habitat, the Basra reed warbler is considered an endangered species.[5]
References
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- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-05-14. Retrieved 2007-08-23.
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- ^ "Basra Reed-warbler returns... to Israel". Archived from the original on 2010-05-14. Retrieved 2007-08-23.
- ^ Jabbar, M. T., & Jingxuan, Z. (2013). Environmental degradation assessment in arid areas; a case study from Basra province, southern Iraq. Environmental Earth Sciences, 70(5), 2203–2214.