Lesser Swamp Warbler

Acrocephalus gracilirostris (Hartlaub, 1864) — also called Cape reed warbler, Lesser Swamp-Warbler, lesser swamp-warbler. Occurrence records of the Lesser Swamp Warbler are shared on GBIF from around 83 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Rietvlei Nature Reserve (3 783 records), in 8 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernAcrocephalidae

83reserves with records

26 963records around them

8provinces

LCIUCN category

Lesser Swamp Warbler (Acrocephalus gracilirostris) — Photo: Francesco Veronesi from Italy · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Rietvlei Nature ReserveProtected area	GP Gauteng	3 783
False Bay Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	3 160
Table Mountain National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	1 408
Marievale Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	GP Gauteng	1 350
Tokai ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	1 256
Rondevlei Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	1 134
Limietberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	1 116
Highveld GardenNature reserve	FS Free State	927
OPM Prozesky Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	NW North West	773
Korsman ConservancyPrivate game reserve	GP Gauteng	678
Addo Elephant National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	677
Muizenberg CaveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	647
Helderberg Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	592
Silvermine Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	511
Dick Dent Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	WC Western Cape	509
Paarl Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	489
St. James SpringNature reserve	WC Western Cape	450
Eugene Marais ParkNature reserve	GP Gauteng	436
Kruin ParkNature reserve	GP Gauteng	436
Rietfontein Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	409
Groenkloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	388
Seal IslandNature reserve	WC Western Cape	344
Grysbok ParkNature reserve	WC Western Cape	334
Naval Hill Nature ReserveNature reserve	FS Free State	295
Nyati ConcessionProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	272
Augrabies Falls National ParkNational park	NC Northern Cape	268
Umhlanga LagoonProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	250
Zeekoevlei Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	237
Free State National Botanical GardenBotanical garden	FS Free State	224
Marais DamNature reserve	GP Gauteng	222
Borakalalo Game ReserveGame reserve	GP Gauteng	218
West Coast Fossil ParkProtected heritage site	WC Western Cape	195
Golden Gate Highlands National ParkNational park	FS Free State	193
Blaauwberg Conservation AreaNature reserve	WC Western Cape	166
Sneeuwberg Protected EnvironmentProtected area	FS Free State	158
Macassar Dunes Conservation AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	147
Crocodile River ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	142
Clara Anna Fontein Game ReservePrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	142
Olifantsvlei Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	134
Fernkloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	123
Rocherpan Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	115
Avani Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	115
Silkaatsnek Nature ReserveNature reserve	NW North West	113
Wolhuterskop Game and Nature ReservePrivate game reserve	FS Free State	102
Raapenberg Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	WC Western Cape	96
Diepsloot NatuurreservaatNature reserve	GP Gauteng	95
Elsewhere Game ReservePrivate game reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	92
Vredenheim Big Cats ParkWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	84
Ingula Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	83
Steenbok Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	80
Soetdoring Nature ReserveNature reserve	FS Free State	75
Lake Sibayi Fresh Water ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	65
Somabula Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	54
Goukamma Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	52
Bolt's FarmProtected heritage site	GP Gauteng	51
Cape Recife Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	40
Rocherpan Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	40
Bronkhorstspruit Dam Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	37
Umvoti Vlei Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	37
Bronkies Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	36

and 23 more reserves with fewer records.

By province

Western Cape: 36 reserves
Gauteng: 18 reserves
Free State: 9 reserves
North West: 6 reserves
KwaZulu-Natal: 6 reserves
Eastern Cape: 5 reserves
Mpumalanga: 2 reserves
Northern Cape: 1 reserve

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Acrocephalidae
Scientific name: Acrocephalus gracilirostris
GBIF taxon: 5231329
Wikidata: Q3727635

More of the Acrocephalidae family

African Reed Warbler Eurasian Reed Warbler African Yellow Warbler Great Reed Warbler Sedge Warbler

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.