Pitcairn Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus vaughani)
About the Pitcairn Reed Warbler
The Pitcairn reed warbler (Acrocephalus vaughani) is a songbird in the genus Acrocephalus. Formerly placed in the "Old World warbler" assemblage (Sylviidae), it is now in the newly recognized marsh-warbler family Acrocephalidae. It is endemic to Pitcairn Island in the southern Pacific. Locally known as the "sparrow" (true sparrows are not found on Pitcairn), it used to be common throughout the island, where it is the only land bird. Historically, the species was treated as being conspecific with the Henderson reed warbler, Rimatara reed warbler, and Cook reed warbler based on morphological similarities between the species. In 1992, the American ornithologist Gary Graves split the taxa into distinct species, citing differences in the pattern of leucistic plumage between the species.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 1 recording for this species: 1 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in United Kingdom in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- African Reed WarblerAcrocephalus baeticatusrecording
- Aquatic WarblerAcrocephalus paludicolarecording
- Blyth's Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorumrecording
- Clamorous Reed WarblerAcrocephalus stentoreusrecording
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusrecording
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceusrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.