UC IUCN · LC · Least Concern Passeriformes Troglodytidae

Marsh Wren

Cistothorus palustris

UCIOC 8628

Marsh Wren

Cistothorus palustris

Passeriformes · Troglodytidae

Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris).

ATK78

DEF57

XC108481 · Jonathon Jongsma · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Illustration · not to scale

Body Mass: 10.8 g
Diet: Invertebrates
Migration: Partially migratory

⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale

ATK 78

Dagger-like or spear bill specialized for precision thrusts and instantaneous underwater strike acceleration (ATK 78).

DEF 57

Tightly preened water-repellent oiled plumage resisting freezing currents and dive water resistance (DEF 57).

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How to identify

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Similar species

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Calls & songs

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🌍 Range & Habitat

Distribution: North America & Middle America: widespread & also Mexico Habitat: Wetlands & Marsh

15 · Subspecies & regional ranges

Cistothorus palustris browningi
sw British Colombia (extreme sw Canada) to c Washington (nw USA)
Cistothorus palustris paludicola
sw Washington and nw Oregon (nw USA)
Cistothorus palustris clarkae
sw California (sw USA)
Cistothorus palustris pulverius
inland sw Canada and inland w USA
Cistothorus palustris plesius
wc USA
Cistothorus palustris laingi
sc Canada and nc USA
Cistothorus palustris iliacus
c Canada and c USA
Cistothorus palustris aestuarinus
c California (w USA)
Cistothorus palustris deserticola
se California (sw USA)
Cistothorus palustris dissaeptus
se Canada and ne USA
Cistothorus palustris palustris
coastal e USA
Cistothorus palustris waynei
Virginia and North Carolina (se USA)
Cistothorus palustris griseus
South Carolina to Florida (se USA)
Cistothorus palustris marianae
Gulf of Mexico coast (se USA)
Cistothorus palustris tolucensis
c Mexico