Blyth's Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus dumetorum Blyth, 1849

12–14 cmLength11 gWeight

It is a plain olive-brown reed warbler with a short white supercilium and a rather long bill.

Busiest months: January–February · Most records: India, Sri Lanka, Nepal

Least Concern

How to identify

Field marks

Short white supercilium and dark eyestripe
Plain olive-rufous upperparts
Uniform grayish-white underparts
Long, thick bill with a pale pink-rufous base to the lower mandible

Voice

Highly varied: harsh ticks, clicks and low coos interspersed with melodious whistles and mimicry.

Where and when it's recorded

Blyth's Reed Warbler has been recorded at 587 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 49 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

GKVK CampusIndia5,942 records
Saul Kere / Sowl KereIndia2,249 records
Bharatpur – Keoladeo Ghana NPIndia1,712 records

More places

Canara Bank LayoutIndia1,542 records
Rishi Valley – School CampusIndia1,397 records
Changaram Wetlands – EzhupunnaIndia1,395 records
Nandi HillsIndia1,264 records
College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, PookodeIndia1,254 records
IIT MadrasIndia1,237 records
Hoskote / Hosakote KereIndia1,222 records

Countries and regions with the most records

India Sri Lanka Nepal Bangladesh Russia Kazakhstan Finland China

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

Blyth's reed warbler (Acrocephalus dumetorum) is a species of reed warbler belonging to the family Acrocephalidae, which also includes the tree warblers. Blyth's reed warbler breeds across the Palearctic zoogeographical region and winters in South Asia. The species has been expanding its range westwards in Europe.

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Questions

How big is the Blyth's Reed Warbler?

The Blyth's Reed Warbler is about 12–14 cm long and weighs around 11 g.

Where does the Blyth's Reed Warbler live?

Its breeding range: Palearctic: central, north-central Europe to central Russia and south to the Middle East. It is most often recorded in India, Sri Lanka and Nepal.