Marsh Wren

The Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) is a small North American songbird of the wren family. It is sometimes called Long-billed Marsh Wren to distinguish it from the Sedge Wren, also known as Short-billed Marsh Wren. 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.

Keywords

animal, songbird, passerine, Cistothorus palustris, marsh wren, long billed marsh wren, troglodytidae

Galleries

Birds: W-Z

Source

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia (New York, NY: The Century Co., 1889)

Downloads

TIFF (full resolution)

2400×2280, 1.4 MiB

Large GIF

1024×972, 237.2 KiB

Medium GIF

640×608, 122.2 KiB

Small GIF

320×304, 38.5 KiB