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Black-browed Reed Warbler

Warblers & Tailorbirds

Acrocephalus bistrigiceps

Basic stats

Diet

Insects

Habitat

Reedbeds, marshes, scrub during migration

Range

Breeds northeast Asia, winters to Southeast Asia

Clutch size

4–5 eggs (on breeding grounds)

Incubation period

About 13 days

Size

Small (12–13cm)

Wingspan

~16–18cm

Weight

~10–13g

A small Acrocephalus warbler with a bold blackish eyebrow stripe, a scarce winter visitor to Borneo's reedbeds and marshy scrub from its Asian breeding range.

Forages low and inconspicuously among reeds and grass stems, gleaning insects, and gives a distinctive sharp, dry alarm call.

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