Garrett's reed warbler
| Garrett's reed warbler | |
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| Acrocephalus musae by Georg Forster | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Acrocephalidae |
| Genus: | Acrocephalus |
| Species: | †A. musae
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| Binomial name | |
| †Acrocephalus musae (J.R. Forster, 1844)
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Garrett's reed warbler (Acrocephalus musae), sometimes called the Society Islands reed warbler or Forster's reed-warbler, is an extinct species of reed warbler in the family Acrocephalidae. It was endemic to Raiatea and Huahine in the Society Islands.
It was formerly considered a subspecies of the Tahiti reed warbler.
There are 2 subspecies:
- Acrocephalus musae garretti - Huahine Island, extinct (19th century?)
- Acrocephalus musae musae - Raiatea Island, extinct (19th century?)
Footnotes
- ^ BirdLife International. (2017) [amended version of 2017 assessment]. "Acrocephalus musae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22735592A117345149. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22735592A117345149.en. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
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