Singing idol - great reed warbler - acrocephalus arundinaceus

A singing male like this one is a hit among birders - a super idol - but this merry fellow has the x-factor for females too: on average, 40% of the males have at least two females simultaneously breeding on their territories.
Males arrive to the breeding area about two weeks before the females. Unmated males and males trying to attract females sing at high intensity and use long song phrases.

This singer-songwriter is a long distance migrant that spends the winter in tropical Africa.

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[MoRulez]

@NazareAmorim - está cantando: oi, compadre, se nao há muié por aqui, vou tomar um chope no bar e mandar todas as fémeas pra diabo, uai!! (desculpe o sotaque mineiro, sou holandesa e só sei falar deste jeitinho)

[NazareAmorim]

está rouco coitadinho : )

[GoodSpeedRocks]

One of the rarest birds never seen. cool vid!!