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Marsh Wren
Cistothorus palustris
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Northern House WrenTroglodytes aedon
Bewick's WrenThryomanes bewickii
Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus
Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
Sedge WrenCistothorus stellaris
Grass WrenCistothorus platensis
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 2,373,495 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 529,543 |
| Ontario | 271,675 |
| New York | 163,940 |
| Michigan | 120,122 |
| Texas | 117,448 |
| New Jersey | 99,598 |
| Arizona | 76,368 |
| Massachusetts | 67,854 |
| Maryland | 54,488 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Invertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating invertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Dome nestingListed by a harvested source as building dome nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Brood-parasite hostListed by a harvested source as a host of brood parasites.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | Wrens · Troglodytidae |
| Genus | Marsh Wrens and Allies · Cistothorus |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of British Columbia, Canada
- Birds of Gallatin County, Montana, United States
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
- Birds of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of United States
- Birds of Utah
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Marsh Wren with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.