reed warbler

noun

1. a small Old World warbler, Acrocephalus scirpaceus, inhabiting marshy places.

reed warbler

noun

1. any of various common Old World warblers of the genus Acrocephalus , esp A. scirpaceus , that inhabit marshy regions and have a brown plumage

Word History and Origins

Origin of reed warbler¹

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

In a fast and furious performance, Yevgeniy Milyavskiy was the extreme example of this, bringing a massive sound to the reed warbler’s massive world.

From Los Angeles Times

The huge central movement, the one that can last over a half-hour, represents 27 hours in the life of the reed warbler.

From Los Angeles Times

Messiaen provided florid descriptions of the movements, and in this one the reed warbler is the great orator of his local lily pond.

From Los Angeles Times

Frogs croak, a skylark soars above all in dazzling pianistic glitter, grasshopper warblers rattle as their names suggest, and one reed warbler enters into a rapturous contrapuntal duet with another.

From Los Angeles Times

Migration ecologist Sissel Sjöberg had long wondered how tiny birds like the great reed warbler can make it across long expanses of water or desert on their epic migrations.

From Science Magazine