Saipan reed warbler

Saipan reed warbler
Saipan reed warbler (Acrocephalus hiwae)
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Superfamily:	Sylvioidea
Family:	Acrocephalidae
Genus:	Acrocephalus
Species:	A. hiwae
Binomial name
Acrocephalus hiwae Yamashina, 1942

The Saipan reed warbler (Acrocephalus hiwae) is a critically endangered songbird of the Mariana Islands. It was once considered a subspecies of the nightingale reed warbler. It occurs on two Northern Mariana Islands Saipan and Alamagan. An estimated population of 2700 specimen was reported in 2009 on Saipan, and on Alamagan 950 specimen were reported in 2010.^[1]

The species is approximately 17 cm (6.7 in) long, and is greyish olive-brown above with a pale-yellow underside. It inhabits wetlands, thickets and the margins of forests. The female is slightly smaller than the male. Both sexes have a long bill compared to other reed warbler species.

	Saipan Reed Warbler Song Song of a male Saipan reed warbler on Saipan
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References

1. Rounds, Rachel; Radley, Paul. "Nightingale Reed-Warbler (Acrocephalus luscinia)". Web Page of Pacific Bird Conservation, Hawaii. Archived from the original on 21 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.