Species profile
Western Olivaceous Warbler
Iduna opaca
Quick answer
REMARK. — All the former records of Iduna pallida (Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833) should be referred to as I. opaca, after the splitting of the two taxa (Ottosson et al. 2005).
- Scientific name
- Iduna opaca
- Family
- Acrocephalidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Iduna
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Western Olivaceous Warbler in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Acrocephalidae
- Acrocephalus palustris x scirpaceus (Acrocephalus palustris x scirpaceus)
- African Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus baeticatus)
- African Yellow Warbler (Iduna natalensis)
- Aguijan Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus nijoi)
- Aldabra Brush-warbler (Nesillas aldabrana)
- Anjouan Brush Warbler (Nesillas longicaudata)
- Aquatic Warbler (Acrocephalus paludicola)
- Australasian Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus australis)