Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Millerbird (Acrocephalus familiaris), recorded as Endangered
Millerbird (Acrocephalus familiaris). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Millerbird

Acrocephalus familiaris

The Millerbird is a Old World warbler in the family Acrocephalidae endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Acrocephalus familiaris
Recorded from
United States
Taxonomy
Aves · Passeriformes · Acrocephalidae · Acrocephalus

The perching bird

It is unlikely to be confused with any other species. The only other passerines on those islands are finches.

Range and habitat

The Millerbird is a Old World warbler in the family Acrocephalidae endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.

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

Breeding

Breeding occurs variably from January to September depending on food availability.

In crisis

Millerbird 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 Millerbird, Wikidata item Q630022. 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.

Same genus

Photograph of Moorea reed warbler (Acrocephalus longirostris), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Moorea reed warbler

Acrocephalus longirostris
Photograph of Streaked Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus sorghophilus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Streaked Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus sorghophilus
Photograph of Basra Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus griseldis), recorded as EndangeredEN

Basra Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus griseldis
Photograph of Bokikokiko (Acrocephalus aequinoctialis), recorded as EndangeredEN

Bokikokiko

Acrocephalus aequinoctialis

Quick answers

What is Millerbird?
Millerbird is a perching bird in the family Acrocephalidae (order Passeriformes) — Acrocephalus familiaris.
What is the conservation status of Millerbird?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Acrocephalus familiaris. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Millerbird live?
The Millerbird is a Old World warbler in the family Acrocephalidae endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.
Why is Millerbird in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Acrocephalus familiaris?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Millerbird a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.