Marsh Warbler

Acrocephalus palustris (Bechstein, 1798)

12 gWeight

The marsh warbler (Acrocephalus palustris) is an Old World warbler currently classified in the family Acrocephalidae.

Busiest months: May · Most records: Germany, Czechia, Israel

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Marsh Warbler has been recorded at 740 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 71 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Aras Kuş Halkalama İstasyonuTürkiye864 records
Mushrif Palace GardensUnited Arab Emirates586 records
International Birding and Research Center Eilat (IBRCE)Israel456 records

More places

Poleg MarshIsrael418 records
Tsavo West NP – Ngulia LodgeKenya323 records
Gedser OddeDenmark301 records
Jerusalem Bird ObservatoryIsrael299 records
WagbachniederungGermany284 records
ErtholmeneDenmark227 records
PP LítožniceCzechia213 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Germany Czechia Israel Poland Türkiye United Arab Emirates Denmark Sweden

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

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.

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Questions

How big is the Marsh Warbler?

The Marsh Warbler weighs around 12 g.

Where does the Marsh Warbler live?

Its breeding range: Palearctic: central, north-central Europe to east-central Russia and south to Turkey and Iraq. It is most often recorded in Germany, Czechia and Israel.