Clamorous Reed Warbler

Clamorous Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus stentoreus

Silhouette: Yves Hoebeke · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
at Vasai-Virar

In 3 days ~70% in a week >90%

477 Verified sightings at Vasai-Virar
929 In all 9 parks From 2019 to 2026
January Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Clamorous Reed Warbler

The clamorous reed warbler (Acrocephalus stentoreus) is an Old World warbler in the genus Acrocephalus. It breeds from Egypt eastwards through Pakistan, Afghanistan and northernmost India to south China and southeast Asia. A. s. meridionalis is an endemic race in Sri Lanka.

Clamorous reed warbler is a large song thrush-sized warbler at 18–20 cm. The adult has an unstreaked brown back and whitish underparts. The forehead is flattened, and the bill is strong and pointed. The sexes are identical... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:18

India · 2025

© Peter Boesman · XC1030452 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Song1:26

China · 2025

© Dave Guo · XC1003308 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Subsong0:54

Philippines · 2023

© Ding Li Yong · XC812829 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
~30%
2 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
3 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
4 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
5 Manas National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
6 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
7 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
8 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
9 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Vasai-Virar 🇮🇳 India
~40%
2 Makassar 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~30%
3 Cairo 🇪🇬 Egypt
~20%
4 Ponnani 🇮🇳 India
~20%
5 Abu Dhabi 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
~10%
6 Srinagar 🇮🇳 India
~10%
7 Vijayawada 🇮🇳 India
~10%
8 Thiruvananthapuram 🇮🇳 India
~10%
9 Kochi 🇮🇳 India
~10%
10 Davao City 🇵🇭 Philippines
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Clamorous Reed Warbler in Vasai-Virar?

Likely

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Clamorous Reed Warbler sighting in Vasai-Virar on a given day, based on 477 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 39th most-seen of the 217 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Clamorous Reed Warbler in Vasai-Virar?

November to February

In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Clamorous Reed Warbler in Vasai-Virar on a given day, against about 10% in May and July–September, the lowest months. Those are among Vasai-Virar's driest months, with about 5 mm of rain a month against 840 mm in July.

What time of day is best to see a Clamorous Reed Warbler?

Between 2 and 5 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Clamorous Reed Warbler sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.

Is Vasai-Virar the best place to see a Clamorous Reed Warbler?

Yes

Of the 56 cities where we can rate Clamorous Reed Warbler sightings, Vasai-Virar has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Makassar (Indonesia, about 30%) and Cairo (Egypt, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Clamorous Reed Warbler live in Vasai-Virar?

Same genus: Acrocephalus

The closest relatives of the Clamorous Reed Warbler that you can see in Vasai-Virar (genus Acrocephalus, Reed Warblers) are Blyth's Reed Warbler (about 40%) and Paddyfield Warbler (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Clamorous Reed Warbler sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Clamorous Reed Warbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Vasai-Virar (477 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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