Black-browed Reed Warbler

Black-browed Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus bistrigiceps

Silhouette: Yves Hoebeke · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Hangzhou

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

75 Verified sightings at Hangzhou
178 In all 3 parks From 2019 to 2026
May Best month

About the Black-browed Reed Warbler

The black-browed reed warbler (Acrocephalus bistrigiceps) is a marsh-warbler in the family Acrocephalidae. It was formerly included in the "Old World warbler" assemblage. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1860.

It breeds from eastern Mongolia and south-eastern Russia to eastern China and Japan, and winters in Southeast Asia. The black-browed reed warbler is similar and closely related to the more common and widespread Eurasian reed warbler. The bird spends its time foraging close to the ground inside undisturbed reed beds. Like many other wetland birds, it is of conservation concern owing to habitat loss due to the destruction of native marsh vegetation and its replacement by rice paddies and fishponds. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song1:25

China · 2026

© Peter Boesman · XC1147332 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Call1:12

Thailand · 2024

© Peter Ericsson · XC898172 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Alarm call0:22

Malaysia · 2024

© Lim Ying Hien · XC863938 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
2 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
3 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Jinan 🇨🇳 China
~10%
2 Ho Chi Minh City 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~10%
3 Đà Nẵng 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~10%
4 Phnom Penh 🇰🇭 Cambodia
~10%
5 Beijing 🇨🇳 China
~10%
6 Qingdao 🇨🇳 China
~10%
7 Bangkok 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
8 Hangzhou 🇨🇳 China
<5%
9 Tuen Mun 🇨🇳 China
<5%
10 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Black-browed Reed Warbler in Hangzhou?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-browed Reed Warbler sighting in Hangzhou on a given day, based on 75 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 102nd most-seen of the 219 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Black-browed Reed Warbler in Hangzhou?

May

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Black-browed Reed Warbler in Hangzhou on a given day, against under 5% in June–September and November–April, the lowest months.

Is Hangzhou the best place to see a Black-browed Reed Warbler?

8th of 18

Of the 18 cities where we can rate Black-browed Reed Warbler sightings, Hangzhou ranks 8th at under 5%. The best odds are in Jinan (China, about 10%), Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam, about 10%) and Đà Nẵng (Vietnam, about 10%).

Where does the Black-browed Reed Warbler sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Black-browed Reed Warbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Hangzhou (75 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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