Lesser Swamp Warbler
Acrocephalus gracilirostris(Hartlaub, KJG, 1864)
English (US) Lesser Swamp Warbler
The Lesser Swamp Warbler (Acrocephalus gracilirostris) 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.
- Scientific name
- Acrocephalus gracilirostris
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Lesser Swamp Warbler
- Described by
- (Hartlaub, KJG, 1864)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 8 subspecies for this species.
- Acrocephalus gracilirostris neglectus
- Acrocephalus gracilirostris tsanae
- Acrocephalus gracilirostris jacksoni
- Acrocephalus gracilirostris parvus
- Acrocephalus gracilirostris leptorhynchus
- Acrocephalus gracilirostris winterbottomi
- Acrocephalus gracilirostris cunenensis
- Acrocephalus gracilirostris gracilirostris
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Calamoherpe gracilirostris
- Described by
- (Hartlaub, KJG, 1864)
- Type locality
- Natal; Type from Liesbeck (= Liesbeek) River, Cape Province, fide Clancey, 1962, Bonner Zool. Beitr., 13, p. 130.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.1, vol.6, no.23-24 p.348
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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