Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris)
About the Marsh Wren
The marsh wren (Cistothorus palustris) is a small North American songbird of the wren family. It was formerly called the long-billed marsh wren to distinguish it from the sedge wren, then known as the short-billed marsh wren. The marsh wren was described by the Scottish-American ornithologist Alexander Wilson in 1810 and given the binomial name Certhia palustris. The current genus Cistothorus was introduced by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis in 1850. There are 15 recognised subspecies. Etymology: from Greek 'κιστος' (cistos, "a shrub") and 'θουρος' (thouros, "leaping, or running through") and Latin 'palustris' ("marshy").
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Similar species
- Apolinar's WrenCistothorus apolinariprofile
- Grass WrenCistothorus platensisrecording
- Merida WrenCistothorus meridaeprofile
- Sedge WrenCistothorus stellarisrecording
Species grouped by shared genus, family and range.