Acrocephalus orientalis
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The Oriental reed warbler (Acrocephalus orientalis) is a passerine bird of eastern Asia belonging to the reed warbler genus Acrocephalus. It was formerly classified as a subspecies of the great reed warbler (A. arundinaceus) of the western Palearctic.
It is a large warbler, 18–20 cm long with a wingspan of 23–26 cm. The plumage is brown above with a paler rump and whitish tips to the tail feathers. The underparts are whitish below, browner on the flanks and undertail-coverts. There are narrow greyish streaks on the throat and breast. It has a dark eyestripe and a whitish stripe above the eye. The fairly long, heavy bill is brownish above and pink below with a bright orange gape. The feet are grey.
It is slightly smaller, slenderer and shorter-winged than the great reed warbler. Its tail is shorter and more square-ended than that of the clamorous reed warbler (A. stentoreus) and it has a slightly longer primary projection and a slightly shorter and thicker bill. The pale tip to the tail separates it from both species.
The song is a mixture of warbling phrases and guttural, croaking notes. It is given from a prominent perch such as the top of a reed stem or bush. The... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikko National Park | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 2 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shijiazhuang | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 2 | Phnom Penh | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | |
| 3 | Ho Chi Minh City | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 4 | Đà Nẵng | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 5 | Beijing | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 6 | Jinan | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 7 | Kitakyushu | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 8 | Sendai | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 9 | Tianjin | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 10 | Lanzhou | 🇨🇳 China |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Oriental Reed-Warbler sighting in Osaka on a given day, based on 217 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 69th most-seen of the 180 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.
June
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Oriental Reed-Warbler in Osaka on a given day, against under 5% in August to April, the lowest months. That is one of Osaka's wettest months, with about 190 mm of rain against 55 mm in January.
18th of 30
Of the 30 cities where we can rate Oriental Reed-Warbler sightings, Osaka ranks 18th at under 5%. The best odds are in Shijiazhuang (China, about 20%), Phnom Penh (Cambodia, about 20%) and Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam, about 10%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Oriental Reed-Warbler that you can see in Osaka (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Eurasian Tree Sparrow (about 80%), Brown-eared Bulbul (about 70%) and Large-billed Crow (about 60%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Oriental Reed-Warbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Osaka (217 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.
