Northern Marquesan Reed-warbler

Northern Marquesan Reed-warblerThis reed-warbler lives on four Marquesan islands. The sexes look alike, and singing males defend territories.What does it look like?Males and females look alike. The bird has olive-yellow upperparts, yellow underparts, and a brown erectile crown tipped with yellow; it cannot be separated by appearance from the other Marquesan reed-warbler.How does it live?This reed-warbler lives on four Marquesan islands. The sexes look alike, and singing males defend territories.It uses gardens, wooded areas, dry places, and upland zones. Its recorded food includes insects and lizards, and sometimes plant matter or ripe fruit.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.