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Great Reed Warbler - nominate race arundinaceus

Great Reed Warbler - nominate race arundinaceus - Adult

Photographer

» Thomas Varto Nielsen

Location

» Lake Awassa

Country image taken

» Ethiopia

Date

» February, 2016

Equipment

» Canon 1D mk IV + 300/2,8 with 1,4 TC

Bird Species

»Acrocephalus arundinaceus - Great Reed Warbler

Bird Species (French)

»Rousserolle turdoïde

Bird Family

»Acrocephalidae - Reed Warblers & Allies

Bird Group

»Passeriformes Flycatchers, Starlings, Sunbirds, Swallows, Warblers, Weavers etc

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» A rather dark bird (also because photo is taken early morning). Most birds in Ethiopia are nominate arundinaceus, but I have seen paler/greyer birds a few times in spring, these could be ssp Zarudnyi

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