Nauru Reed Warbler

The Nauru reed warbler (Acrocephalus rehsei ) is a small passerine bird in the family of the warbler -like. It is found only on the western Pacific island of Nauru, and is therefore endemic. The Nauru reed warbler is the only songbird in Nauru; about him is generally little known. He was classified as "endangered" because endanger him because of its limited distribution potential hazards such as cyclones or the introduction of foreign predators.

The Nauru reed warbler is about 15 inches long and a gray- brown warbler with thin, straight beak. Above its plumage is gray - olive colored, the belly off-white with white eyebrows. From his singing sounds nothing is reported, but it is likely that he is similar noises like most warblers of the Pacific.

The population is estimated at less than 10,000 individuals. Statement of changes in population size does not exist. The species is widely distributed over the whole island. A concentration is seen mainly around the Buada Lagoon.

The Nauru reed warblers appeared mainly in the remaining forest on the steep slopes of the central plateau, is also often seen in the gardens on the coast and in the regenerating areas of the former phosphate mines in the central plateau. In the coastal zone, it searches for insects in the crowns of coconut trees.

Nearly 80 years phosphate mining in Nauru caused devastating damage to the environment and restricted the habitat of Nauru warbler a significantly, but the phosphate deposits are now exhausted, and the Nauru Reed Warbler could recolonize the regenerating phosphate fields. Caused by warblers on other Pacific Islands Other threats introduced, for example, rats or snakes, the large population declines are not known.