Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Basra Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus griseldis), recorded as Endangered
Basra Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus griseldis). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Basra Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus griseldis

The Basra reed warbler is a "warbler" of the genus Acrocephalus.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Acrocephalus griseldis
Taxonomy
Aves · Passeriformes · Acrocephalidae · Acrocephalus

Appearance

It is easily mistaken for the great reed warbler but is a bit smaller, has whiter underparts and has a narrower, longer and more pointed bill.

Range and habitat

It is a near-endemic breeder in the Tigris–Euphrates river system in southwestern Iran, eastern and southern Iraq, and Kuwait, though it has also recently colonised wetlands in Israel. It is found in aquatic vegetation in or around shallow, fresh or brackish water, still or flowing, mainly in dense reedbeds. It is found in thickets and bushland when migrating or wintering.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Breeding

It breeds in extensive beds of papyrus and reeds. It is migratory, wintering in East Africa.

In 2007, the species was discovered as a breeding bird in northern Israel.

In crisis

Due to the drainage of the Mesopotamian marshes throughout the 1980s and the 1990s, and the subsequent near destruction of its native habitat, the Basra reed warbler is considered an endangered species.

Basra Reed Warbler is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Basra Reed Warbler, Wikidata item Q891376. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Basra Reed Warbler?
The Basra reed warbler is a "warbler" of the genus Acrocephalus. It is a near-endemic breeder in the Tigris–Euphrates river system in southwestern Iran, eastern and southern Iraq, and Kuwait, though it has also recently colonised wetlands in Israel.
What is the conservation status of Basra Reed Warbler?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Acrocephalus griseldis. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Basra Reed Warbler live?
It is a near-endemic breeder in the Tigris–Euphrates river system in southwestern Iran, eastern and southern Iraq, and Kuwait, though it has also recently colonised wetlands in Israel.
Why is Basra Reed Warbler in crisis?
Due to the drainage of the Mesopotamian marshes throughout the 1980s and the 1990s, and the subsequent near destruction of its native habitat, the Basra reed warbler is considered an endangered species.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Acrocephalus griseldis?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Basra Reed Warbler a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.