Nauru Reed-warbler
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| Nauru Reed Warbler | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Superfamily: | Sylvioidea |
| Family: | Acrocephalidae |
| Genus: | Acrocephalus |
| Species: | A. rehsei |
| Binomial name | |
| Acrocephalus rehsei (Finsch, 1885) |
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The Nauru Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus rehsei) is a species of Old World warbler and the only bird species endemic to the island Nauru. The species is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN, as its habitat on Nauru might be threatened.
It is 15 centimeters long, it has a straight beak and its body is greyish-olive above with an off-white below chest and a white eyebrow.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International (2004). Acrocephalus rehsei. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is vulnerable and the criteria used
- Birdlife Species Factsheet
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