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Tahiti reed warbler
Species of bird / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Tahiti reed warbler (Acrocephalus caffer) is a songbird in the genus Acrocephalus. It used to be placed in the "Old World warbler" assemblage (Sylviidae), but is now in the newly recognized marsh warbler family Acrocephalidae. It is endemic to the island of Tahiti.
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Tahiti reed warbler | |
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Specimen in Naturalis Biodiversity Center | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Acrocephalidae |
Genus: | Acrocephalus |
Species: | A. caffer |
Binomial name | |
Acrocephalus caffer (Sparrman, 1786) | |
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Most taxonomists regard Garrett's reed warbler and the Moorea reed warbler as distinct. They used to be considered subspecies.
As a whole, the Tahiti reed warbler was classified as a vulnerable species by the IUCN.