| Sedge warbler | |
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| Otmoor RSPB reserve | |
| The song of a male sedge warbler | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Acrocephalidae |
| Genus: | Acrocephalus |
| Species: | A. schoenobaenus
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| Binomial name | |
| Acrocephalus schoenobaenus | |
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| Distribution map Breeding Passage Non-breeding
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| Synonyms | |
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Motacilla schoenobaenus Linnaeus, 1758 | |
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The sedge warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) is an Old World warbler in the genus Acrocephalus. It is a medium-sized warbler with a brown, streaked back and wings and a distinct pale supercilium. Sedge warblers are migratory, crossing the Sahara to get from their European and Asian breeding grounds to spend winter in Africa. The male's song is composed of random chattering phrases and can include mimicry of other species. The sedge warbler is mostly insectivorous.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Acrocephalus schoenobaenus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22714700A87569807. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22714700A87569807.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.