Blunt-winged warbler

The blunt-winged warbler (Acrocephalus concinens) is a marsh-warbler (family Acrocephalidae). The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1870. It was formerly included in the "Old World warbler" assemblage.

Blunt-winged warbler
At Nalban in Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Acrocephalidae
Genus: Acrocephalus
Species:
A. concinens
Binomial name
Acrocephalus concinens
(R. Swinhoe, 1870)
Subspecies[2]
  • A. c. haringtoni - Witherby, 1920
  • A. c. stevensi - Baker, ECS, 1922
  • A. c. concinens - (Swinhoe, 1870)
At Joka in Kolkata, West Bengal, India

It is found in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Northeast India and China; it winters in Myanmar, Thailand and Bangladesh.

References
  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Acrocephalus concinens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2020. IOC World Bird List (v10.2). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.10.2.


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