| Australian reed warbler | |
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| At Bushell's Lagoon, New South Wales, Australia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Acrocephalidae |
| Genus: | Acrocephalus |
| Species: | A. australis
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| Binomial name | |
| Acrocephalus australis (Gould, 1838)
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| Distribution of Australian reed warbler (Acrocephalus australis) shown in red | |
The Australian reed warbler (Acrocephalus australis) is an Old World warbler in the genus Acrocephalus and is the only Acrocephalus species native to Australia.[2] It has also been observed in Papua New Guinea and nearby islands. The name Acrocephalus refers to the peaked crown found on reed warblers in this genus and can be translated to mean "topmost head" in Greek.[2] The species name australis is translated to mean "southern" in Latin, and refers to the species range, Australia.[2] In its western range the Australian reed warbler is also known as "Koordjikotji" (pronounced core’chee’caw’chee) in the local Aboriginal language of Perth and its surrounds.[3]
- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Acrocephalus australis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22714763A111099969. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22714763A111099969.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Handbook of Australian, New Zealand & Antarctic birds. Marchant, S., Higgins, P. J. (Peter Jeffrey), 1959-, Ambrose, S. J., Davies, S. J. J. F., Steele, W. K. (William K.). Melbourne: Oxford University Press. 1990–2006. ISBN 978-0195530681. OCLC 23753076.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Abbott, I (2009). "Aboriginal names of bird species in south-west Western Australia, with suggestions for their adoption into common usage". Conservation Science Western Australia. 7 (2): 213–278.