The Tahiti reed warbler (''Acrocephalus caffer'') is a

songbird A songbird is a bird belonging to the suborder Passeri of the perching birds (Passeriformes). Another name that is sometimes seen as the scientific or vernacular name is Oscines, from Latin ''oscen'', "songbird". The Passeriformes contains 5,00 ...

in the genus '' Acrocephalus''. It used to be placed in the "

Old World warbler The Old World warblers are a large group of birds formerly grouped together in the bird family Sylviidae. They are not closely related to the New World warblers. The family held over 400 species in over 70 genera, and were the source of much taxo ...

" assemblage (Sylviidae), but is now in the newly recognized marsh warbler

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Acrocephalidae The Acrocephalidae (the reed warblers, marsh- and tree-warblers, or acrocephalid warblers) are a family of oscine passerine birds, in the superfamily Sylvioidea. The species in this family are usually rather large "warblers". Most are rather pl ...

. It is endemic to the island of

Tahiti Tahiti (; Tahitian language, Tahitian , ; ) is the largest island of the Windward Islands (Society Islands), Windward group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France. It is located in the central part of t ...

. Most taxonomists regard Garrett's reed warbler and the

Moorea reed warbler Moorea reed warbler (''Acrocephalus longirostris'') is a species of songbird in the genus '' Acrocephalus''. Formerly placed in the "Old World warbler" assemblage (Sylviidae), it is now in the newly recognized marsh warbler family Acrocephalidae. ...

as distinct. They used to be considered subspecies. As a whole, the Tahiti reed warbler is classified as a

vulnerable species A vulnerable species is a species which has been Conservation status, categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as being threatened species, threatened with extinction unless the circumstances that are threatened species, ...

by the

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References

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(BLI) (2008)
[2008 IUCN Redlist status changes]
Retrieved 23 May 2008.

External links

BirdLife Species Factsheet
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