Rousserolle reed warbler

The Rousserolle reed warbler ( Acrocephalus scirpaceus ) is a Fauvette marshes.

Identification

It is a Passereau of small size from 12 to 13 cm length with a scale of 19 cm, heavy between 11 and 15 G.

It resembles enormously the Rousserolle verderolle. One especially distinguishes them by their song (more raucous) and by their place from dwelling.

It has the brown plain back, the brown broken white lower part and russet-red tail. It does not have eyebrows. The head is pointed, the fine and lengthened nozzle.

Surface of distribution

It is a bird which one finds in Europe except the Scandinavia and in the west of Asia, rather with the the Middle East. It is most frequent of the rousserolles in Europe. It is migrating Trans-Saharan. It leaves for central and southern Africa at the end of the summer to return in April - May.

Subspecies

Acrocephalus scirpaceus fuscus
Acrocephalus scirpaceus scirpaceus

Habitat

The rousserolle reed warbler attends the high and bulky roselières.

Behavior

It is a stirring up Passereau and rather not very savage.

Food mode

It nourishes mainly insects but also of spiders.

Reproduction

The female lays one to two brooded per annum, from 3 to 5 eggs between April and June. The nest is fixed on stems of reed suspended on the top of water up to one meter in height. It is made sheets of reeds, stems and grass in form of cut.

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