Description:

A large plain reed-warbler with rather conspicuous supercilium. Large size, long bill, short primary projection, whitish supercilium, and lack of white at tip of tail help to distinguish from other large reed warblers. Has greyish-olive upperparts and whitish underparts, with variable buff wash to breast and flanks.

Distribution:

Rare passage migrant and summer visitor to lower valleys of Ghizer, Gilgit and Diamer. Found in reeds around lakes, ponds and along rivers; also waterside scrub, bushes along irrigation and vegetation along streams up to 2500m.

Behavior:

Forages mainly low down within reeds or bushes, near or over water. Takes food also from water surface, from floating vegetation, and by hopping about on ground near water in marshy habitat. Diet mainly consists of small insects, including dragonflies, damselflies, mayflies, grasshoppers and other invertebrates like slugs, snails and young frogs; also seeds of aquatic plants.

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Range & Occurrence:

Resident Species

Summer Breeder

Winter Visitor

Passage Migrant

Distribution Map of Clamorous Reed-Warbler in Gilgit-Baltistan (Status: )

Seasonal Occurrence of Clamorous Reed-Warbler

Resources:

Birds of Pakistan: Helm Field Guides (R. Grimmett & T. Inskipp)
The Birds of Pakistan (T. J. Roberts)
Birds of the Indian Subcontinent (C. Inskipp, R. Grimmett & T. Inskipp)
Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide (P. Rasmussen & J. Anderton)
Birds of India: Collins Field Guide (N. Arlott)
Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan (S. Ali & S. D. Ripley)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (https://www.hbw.com)
The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 6th Edition
iNaturalist BoGB (inaturalist.org/projects/birds-of-gilgit-baltistan)
Birds of Gilgit-Baltistan (http://fb.me/birdsgb)

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