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Sedge Wren
Cistothorus stellaris
Audubon Illustration
John James Audubon, Birds of America (1827-1838). Public domain.
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About the Sedge Wren
The sedge wren (Cistothorus stellaris) is a small and secretive passerine bird in the family Troglodytidae. It is widely distributed in North America. It is often found in wet grasslands and meadows where it nests in the tall grasses and sedges and feeds on insects. The sedge wren was formerly considered as conspecific with the non-migratory grass wren of central and South America.
Source: Wikipedia
Classification
- Scientific name
- Cistothorus stellaris
- Family
- Wrens
- Order
- Passeriformes
Similar species
Other members of the wrens family recorded in North America — a useful place to start if you are not certain of your identification.
- Band-backed Wren Campylorhynchus zonatus
- Banded Wren Thryophilus pleurostictus
- Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii
- Boucard's Wren Campylorhynchus jocosus
- Cabanis's Wren Cantorchilus modestus
- Cactus Wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
- Canyon Wren Catherpes mexicanus
- Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus
- Clarion Wren Troglodytes tanneri
- Cozumel Wren Troglodytes beani
- Giant Wren Campylorhynchus chiapensis
- Grass Wren Cistothorus platensis
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