Marsh Warbler
Acrocephalus palustris
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Reed Warblers and Allies (Acrocephalidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The marsh warbler (Acrocephalus palustris) is an Old World warbler currently classified in the family Acrocephalidae. It breeds in temperate Europe and the western Palearctic and winters mainly in southeast Africa. It is notable for incorporating striking imitations of a wide variety of other birds into its song.
The marsh warbler breeds in a variety of mostly damp habitats, but in Africa winters mainly in dry, well-vegetated areas.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Breeds Europe to central Russia; winters to coastal southeastern Africa (KwaZulu-Natal).
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Countries
- Albania
- Algeria
- Armenia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Bulgaria
- Burundi
- Croatia
- Czechia
- Denmark
- DR Congo
- Egypt
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Finland
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kosovo
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malawi
- Malta
- Moldova
- Montenegro
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Netherlands
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Palestine
- Poland
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Saudi Arabia
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Somalia
- South Africa
- Spain
- Sudan
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- Vatican City
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Marsh warbler
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
