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Birds and Butterflies of Rhodes
RODOPTERA
Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Sedge warbler. Greek: βουρλοποταμίδα. Gadouras River, August 2023.
Breeding migrant, uncommon. Length 11-13 cm, wingspan 16-20 cm. April to September. Sexes identical. Streaked brown above, buffy below, broad pale eyebrow. Reed beds with bushes, scrubland, farmland edges, sometimes far from water. Feeds mainly on insects. Secretive, difficult to see. Fast-paced chattering song with some mimickry.
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