Gould · 1840-1848
Great Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus longirostris, Gould., Long-billed Reed Warbler
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01Great Reed Warbler
Beyond the reference collection
The bird lies beyond the geographic scope of the original reference collection. Its historical identification can still be compared with current taxonomy and is retained here as part of the illustrated work.
Name recorded with the plateAcrocephalus longirostrisLong-billed Reed Warbler
Name used todayAcrocephalus arundinaceusGreat Reed Warbler
What connects the names
The artwork depicts a bird beyond the geographic scope of the original reference collection, but its identification can still be followed through current taxonomy.
High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.
The bird today
Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.
- Publication
- The Birds of Australia, Volume 3
- Plate
- 38
- Creator
- John Gould project; Elizabeth Gould and H. C. Richter among principal plate artists/lithographers
- Holding institution
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- Taxonomic authority
- AviList 2025
- Rights
- Public domain (BHL source record)