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Seychelles warbler
| Seychelles warbler | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Acrocephalidae |
| Genus: | Acrocephalus |
| Species: | A. sechellensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Acrocephalus sechellensis (Oustalet, 1877)
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| Synonyms | |
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Bebrornis sechellensis[2] | |
The Seychelles warbler (Acrocephalus sechellensis), also known as Seychelles brush warbler,[2] is a small songbird found on five granitic and corraline islands in the Seychelles. It is a greenish-brown bird with long legs and a long slender bill. It is primarily found in forested areas on the islands. The Seychelles warbler is a rarity in that it exhibits cooperative breeding, or alloparenting, which means that the monogamous pair is assisted by nonbreeding female helpers.
A few decades ago the Seychelles warbler was on the verge of extinction, with only 26 birds surviving on Cousin Island in 1968. Due to conservation efforts there are more than 2500 of the species alive today with viable populations on Denis, Frégate, Cousine and Aride Islands, as well as Cousin Island.[3]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Acrocephalus sechellensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22714882A94431883. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22714882A94431883.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ a b Penny, M. (1974): The Birds of Seychelles and the Outlying Islands
- ^ Johnson, Thomas F.; Brown, Thomas J.; Richardson, David S.; Dugdale, Hannah L. (2018). "The importance of post-translocation monitoring of habitat use and population growth: Insights from a Seychelles Warbler (Acrocephalus sechellensis) translocation". Journal of Ornithology. 159 (2): 439–446. doi:10.1007/s10336-017-1518-8. S2CID 4519848.
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