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WetlandDomed nestTiny · 11 g
What the Marsh Wren sounds like
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Adults have brown upperparts with a light brown belly and flanks and a white throat and breast. The back is black with white stripes. They have a dark cap with a white line over the eyes and a short thin bill. The male's song is a loud gurgle used to declare ownership of territory; western males have a more varied repertoire. This little bird is native to Canada, Mexico, and the United States. Their breeding habitat is marshes with tall vegetation such as cattails across North America. In the western United States, some birds are permanent residents.
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When to see the Marsh Wren
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is May, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Marsh Wren
The map shades 4 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Marsh Wren
The marsh wren 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.
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Easily confused with
Grass WrenCistothorus platensisThe grass wren is 10 to 10.5 cm (3.9 to 4.1 in) long.
Apolinar's WrenCistothorus apolinariApolinar's wren is 12 cm (4.7 in) long.
Merida WrenCistothorus meridaeThe Mérida wren is 10 cm (3.9 in) long.
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