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The Blyth's reed warbler (Acrocephalus dumetorum) is a bird found in India, Sweden, Finland and Russia. Bushy places across northern Eurasia; winters in India. It eats insects and other small invertebrates and seeds and nuts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the Blyth's reed warbler lives

Bushy places across northern Eurasia; winters in India.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐛 Insects & bugs90%
• 🌰 Seeds & nuts10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

Hear the Blyth's reed warbler

Recorded by Mikhail Nevsky (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC916778. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Blyth's reed warbler

Where does the Blyth's reed warbler live?

The Blyth's reed warbler lives in India, Sweden, Finland and Russia. Bushy places across northern Eurasia; winters in India.

What does the Blyth's reed warbler eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 90%), seeds and nuts (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Blyth's reed warbler endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

More birds from Asia

• Eastern red-rumped swallow
• Common iora
• Black bulbul
• Purple heron
• Asian palm swift
• Salvin's prion

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.