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Mangareva Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus astrolabiiHolyoak, DT; Thibault, J-C, 1978

English (US) Mangareva Reed Warbler

Extinct

The Mangareva Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus astrolabii) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Acrocephalidae (Reed Warblers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.

Range: formerly Mangareva, and perhaps other islands, in the Gambier Islands; extinct, no confirmed records since 1838-1839, but may have persisted until the late 19th centuryRange summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Acrocephalus astrolabii
IUCN Red List
Extinct
English (US)
Mangareva Reed Warbler
Described by
Holyoak, DT; Thibault, J-C, 1978

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Acrocephalus luscinia astrolabii
Described by
Holyoak, DT; Thibault, J-C, 1978
Type locality
'Mangareva'; error: possibly Yap, Caroline Islands.
Original description
Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 98, no.4 p.125

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

See all 60 species of the family Acrocephalidae