Australian Reed-warbler

Acrocephalus is from the Greek words acros, meaning high, and cephale, meaning head. Australis is Latin for southern.

Koordjikotji (core’chee’caw’chee).

Found in well-watered areas of Australia.

Up to 18 centimetres long with a 21 centimetres wingspan.

The furthest distance recorded by the Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme for this species of bird to travel is 2,119 km. The oldest bird recorded was recovered 7 years 0.8 months after being banded (information as at 20 June 2012).

The photographs for this species were not taken in the reserves of interest to the FQPB.

Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds. Various contributors.

What Bird is That? Neville W Cayley. 1978

Aboriginal names of bird species in south-west Western Australia, with suggestions for their adoption into common usage. Ian Abbott. 2009. Conservation Science Western Australia Journal. Volume 7 No 2 https://library.dbca.wa.gov.au/Journals/080559/080559-07.015.pdf

Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/science/abbbs/abbbs-search.html

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/51829a26-3d88-4238-be5b-354de5174292#overview