Found in dense reedbeds, the clamorous reed warbler (Acrocephalus stentoreus) gets its clamorous (loud, continuous noise) name from its exceptionally loud, far-carrying, relentless, and chattering songs, which it frequently sings day and night. Native to wetlands from the Middle East to Australia, its complex song includes whistles, chattering, and clever mimicry of other birds sharing their habitat. Its scientific name, stentor, comes from the Greek herald Stentor in the Trojan War, whose voice was said to be as loud as fifty men combined.
See also: Reed Warbler
See also: Reed Warbler
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