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Acrocephalus aequinoctialis pistor

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Subsectio: Ornithodira
Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauria
Ordo: Saurischia
Cladus: Eusaurischia
Cladus: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Infraclassis: Aves
Ordo: Passeriformes
Subordo: Passeri
Infraordo: Passerida
Superfamilia: Sylvioidea

Familia: Acrocephalidae
Genus: Acrocephalus
Species: Acrocephalus aequinoctialis
Subspecies: A. a. aequinoctialis – A. a. pistor
Name

Acrocephalus aequinoctialis (Latham, 1790)
Original combination: Motacilla aequinoctialis

References

Latham, J. 1790. Index ornithologicus, sive systema ornithologiæ; complectens avium divisionem in classes, ordines, genera, species, ipsarumque varietates: adjectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, &c. Volumen II: 467–920. Londini. (Leigh & Sotheby). BHL Reference page. [original description: p. 553 BHL]
IUCN: Acrocephalus aequinoctialis (Endangered)

Vernacular names
Cymraeg: Telor cyrs Polynesia
Deutsch: Fanning-Rohrsänger
English: Bokikokiko
Esperanto: Kiritimatia kanbirdo
español: Carricero de Kiritimati
فارسی: سسک جزیره کریسمس
suomi: Linenkerttunen
français: Rousserolle de la Ligne
magyar: Fanning-szigeti nádiposzáta
Nederlands: Christmas-Islandkarekiet
polski: Trzciniak popielaty
svenska: kiritimatisångare


The bokikokiko, Kiritimati reed warbler or Christmas Island warbler (Acrocephalus aequinoctialis) is a species of warbler in the family Acrocephalidae. It is found only on Kiritimati and Washington Island (Kiribati).

The population size of the bokikokiko is estimated to be around 2500, with a decreasing population trend. The species is under threat from introduced species such as the pig and rat but especially the feral cat and climate change in relation to rising sea levels.

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Subspecies

The species may be divided into the following subspecies:

Acrocephalus aequinoctialis aequinoctialis Latham, 1790
Acrocephalus aequinoctialis pistor

References

BirdLife International (2019). "Acrocephalus aequinoctialis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22714802A149571193. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22714802A149571193.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

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