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title: "Bosrietzanger"
description: "Acrocephalus palustris — Vogels. The marsh warbler (Acrocephalus palustris) is an Old World warbler currently classified in the family Acrocephalidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/marsh-warbler
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Bosrietzanger

> Acrocephalus palustris — Vogels. The marsh warbler (Acrocephalus palustris) is an Old World warbler currently classified in the family Acrocephalidae.

- Scientific name: *Acrocephalus palustris*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 9289
- Wikidata: [Q210422](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q210422)
- iNaturalist taxon: [116802](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/116802)

## Names

- en: Marsh Warbler
- de: Sumpfrohrsänger
- es: Carricero Políglota
- fr: Rousserolle verderolle
- nl: Bosrietzanger
- pt: Felosa-palustre
- pl: Łozówka

## Countries with the most observations

RU (3336), DE (571), IT (323), UA (206), PL (160), AT (157), FR (113), NL (89), DK (81), BY (67), BE (58), CZ (55)

## Summary

The marsh warbler (Acrocephalus palustris) is an Old World warbler currently classified in the family Acrocephalidae. It breeds in temperate Europe and the western Palearctic and winters mainly in southeast Africa. It is notable for incorporating striking imitations of a wide variety of other birds into its song.
The marsh warbler breeds in a variety of mostly damp habitats, but in Africa winters mainly in dry, well-vegetated areas.  It is common over much of its breeding range and expanding its distribution in some areas.  However, in Britain it is now virtually extinct as a breeding bird, though the reasons for…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsh_warbler

## Photo

![Bosrietzanger](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/marsh-warbler/medium.jpg)

Photo: Лариса Артемьева · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/165148060

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/marsh-warbler?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).