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Arbabi, T., Gonzalez, J. and Wink, M. 2014. A re-evaluation of phylogenetic relationships within reed warblers (Aves: Acrocephalidae) based on eight molecular loci and ISSR profiles. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 78: 304–313.
Bargain, B. 2002. Étude du milieu fréquenté par le phragmite aquatique en baie d'Audierne; radiopistage 2001 et 2002. Bretagne Vivante. SEPNB., Brest.
Bargain, B., Le Nevé, A. and Guyot, G. 2008. Première zone d'hivernage du Phragmite aquatique Acrocephalus paludicola découverte en Afrique. Ornithos 15(6): 411-425.
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Briedis, M., Keišs, O. 2016. Extracting historical population trends using archival ringing data—an example: the globally threatened Aquatic Warbler. Journal of Ornithology: 419-425.
Carbajo, M., Velasco Tejada, T., Zumalacárregui Martínez, C., Sánches Vázquez-Prada, L., and Buendía Rosado, E. 2019. Situacion del Carricerin Cejudo Acrocephalus paludicola en Castilla-La Mancha. Sabuco 13: 87-110.
de By, R. A. 1990. Migration of Aquatic Warbler in western Europe. Dutch Birding 12: 165-181.
Dyrcz, A., Christie, D. A., de Juana, E., and Sharpe, C. J. 2020. Aquatic Warbler (Acrocephalus paludicola), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA.
Flade, M. 2008. Searching for wintering sites of the Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola in Senegal 18th January - 10th February 2007, Final Report. Aquatic Warbler Conservation Team.
Flade, M. 2015. The Aquatic Warbler - Update on the global situation and conservation status. The International Seminar: Achievements, success stories and lessons learned of the Aquatic Warbler conservation. Vente, Lithuania.
Flade, M., and Lachmann, L. 2008. International species action plan for the Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola. BirdLife International, Cambridge, U.K.
Flade, M., Diop, I., Haase, M., Le Nevé, A., Oppel, S., Tegetmeyer, C., Vogel, A. and Salewski, V. 2011. Distribution, ecology and threat status of the Aquatic Warblers Acrocephalus paludicola wintering in West Africa. Journal of Ornithology 152(S1): 129-140.
Fregin, S.; Haase, M.; Olsson, U.; Alström, P. 2009. Multilocus phylogeny of the family Acrocephalidae (Aves: Passeriformes) - the traditional taxonomy overthrown. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 52: 866-878.
Grzywaczewski, G., Cios, S., Sparks, T. H., Buczek, A. and Tryjanowski, P. 2014. Effect of habitat burning on the number of singing males of the Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola. Acta Ornithol. 49(2): 175-182.
Heredia, B. 1996. Action plan for the Aquatic Warbler (Acrocephalus paludicola) in Europe. In: Heredia, B.; Rose, L.; Painter, M. (ed.), Globally threatened birds in Europe: action plans, pp. 327-338. Council of Europe, and BirdLife International, Strasbourg.
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Jiguet F., Chiron F., Dehorter O., Dugué H., Provost P., Musseau R., Guyot G., Latraube F., Fontanilles P., Séchet E., Laignel J., Gruwier X., Le Nevé A. 2011. How many Aquatic WarblersAcrocephalus paludicola stop over in France during the autumn migration? Acta Ornithologica 46: 135–142.
Kloskowski, J., Tanneberger, F., Marczakiewicz, P., Wi?niewska, A. and Choynowska, A. 2015. Optimal habitat conditions for the globally threatened Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola in eastern Poland and their implications for fen management. Ibis 157: 406–412.
Latraube, F. and Le Nevé, A. 2014. La migration postnuptiale du phragmite aquatique en région des pays de la loire et les habitats fréquentés. Alauda 82(4): 291-305.
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Miguélez, D., García-Tejero, S., Hernández, Á., and Valladares, L. 2016. Diet selection of the Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola during its post-nuptial migration stopover in NW Spain. ARDEA 104(3): 273-282.
Pacyna, A. D., Martínez, C. Z., Miguélez, D., Jiguet, F., Polkowska, Z. & Wojczulanis-Jakubas, K. 2018. Mercury contamination, a potential threat to the globally endangered aquatic warbler Acrocephalus paludicola. Environ Sci Pollut Res 24: 26478–26484.
Poluda, A. 2015. National report from Ukraine, UNEP/CMS/AW-3/Doc.6.2. Convention on Migratory Species meeting in 2015: 19.
Salewski, V., Flade, M., Lisovski, S., Poluda, A., Iliukha, O., Kiljan, G., Malashevich, U., and Hahn, S. 2019. Identifying migration routes and non-breeding staging sites of adult males of the globally threatened Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola. Bird Conservation International 29: 503-514.
Salewski, V., Flade, M., Poluda, A., Kiljan, G., Liechti, F., Lisovski, S. and Hahn, S. 2013. An unknown migration route of the ‘globally threatened’ Aquatic Warbler revealed by geolocators. J. Ornithol. 154(2): 549-552.
Schäffer, N.; Walther, B. A.; Gutteridge, K.; Rahbek, C. 2006. The African migration and wintering grounds of the Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola. Bird Conservation International 16: 33-56.
Tanneberger, F. & Kubacka, J. (eds) (2018) The Aquatic Warbler Conservation Handbook. Briedis, M., Keišs, O. Extracting historical population trends using archival ringing data—an example: the globally threatened Aquatic Warbler . J Ornithol 157, 419–425 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-015-1306-2
Végvári, Zs. & Flade, M.. 2012. Aufstieg und Fall: Seggenrohrsänger in Ungarn. Der Falke 59: 100-103.
Walther, B. A.; Schäffer, N.; van Niekerk, A.; Thuiller, W.; Rahbek, C.; Chown, S. L. 2007. Modelling the winter distribution of a rare and endangered migrant, the Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola. Ibis 149(4): 701-714.
Action Plan for the Aquatic Warbler in Europe
Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) Memorandum of Understanding and Conservation Plan
Detailed species account from European Red List of Birds (BirdLife International 2015)
Search for photos and videos, and hear sounds of this species from the Macaulay Library
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/aquatic-warbler-acrocephalus-paludicola on 21/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 21/12/2024.