The Tahiti reed warbler (''Acrocephalus caffer'') is a

songbird A songbird is a bird belonging to the suborder Passeri of the perching birds (Passeriformes). Another name that is sometimes seen as the scientific or vernacular name is Oscines, from Latin ''oscen'', "songbird". The Passeriformes contains 500 ...

in the genus '' Acrocephalus''. It used to be placed in the "

Old World warbler Old World warblers are a large group of birds formerly grouped together in the bird family Sylviidae. The family held over 400 species in over 70 genera, and were the source of much taxonomic confusion. Two families were split out initially, the ci ...

" assemblage (Sylviidae), but is now in the newly recognized marsh warbler

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Acrocephalidae The Acrocephalidae (the reed warblers, marsh- and tree-warblers, or acrocephalid warblers) are a family of oscine passerine birds, in the superfamily Sylvioidea. The species in this family are usually rather large "warblers". Most are rather pla ...

. It is endemic to the island of

Tahiti Tahiti (; Tahitian ; ; previously also known as Otaheite) is the largest island of the Windward group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia. It is located in the central part of the Pacific Ocean and the nearest major landmass is Austr ...

. Most taxonomists regard

Garrett's reed warbler Garrett's reed warbler (''Acrocephalus musae''), sometimes called Society Islands reed warbler or Forster's reed-warbler was a songbird in the genus ''Acrocephalus (bird), Acrocephalus''. Formerly placed in the "Old World warbler" assemblage (Syl ...

and the

Moorea reed warbler Moorea reed warbler (''Acrocephalus longirostris'') is a species of songbird in the genus ''Acrocephalus (bird), Acrocephalus''. Formerly placed in the "Old World warbler" assemblage (Sylviidae), it is now in the newly recognized marsh warbler fa ...

as distinct. They used to be considered subspecies. As a whole, the Tahiti reed warbler was classified as a

vulnerable species A vulnerable species is a species which has been Conservation status, categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as being threatened species, threatened with extinction unless the circumstances that are threatened species, ...

by the

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(BLI) (2008)
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Acrocephalus (bird)">Tahiti reed warbler The Tahiti reed warbler (''Acrocephalus caffer'') is a songbird in the genus '' Acrocephalus''. It used to be placed in the "Old World warbler" assemblage (Sylviidae), but is now in the newly recognized marsh warbler family Acrocephalidae. It is ...