Acrocephalus orientalis
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Oriental Reed-Warbler sighting in Qingdao on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 61st most-seen of the 73 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June to August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Oriental Reed-Warbler in Qingdao on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months. Those are among Qingdao's wettest months, with about 140 mm of rain a month against 10 mm in January.
15th of 30
Of the 30 cities where we can rate Oriental Reed-Warbler sightings, Qingdao ranks 15th at about 10%. The best odds are in Shijiazhuang (China, about 20%), Phnom Penh (Cambodia, about 20%) and Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Oriental Reed-Warbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Qingdao (8 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.
