Marsh Wren
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Troglodytidae
Genus: Cistothorus
Species: palustris
**Marsh Wren Audio below**
Description
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Length: 5"
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Wing span: 6"
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Weight: 0.39oz (11grams)
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Small brown bird with a thin bill
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Dark cap with a whit'ish eyeline
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Bold black, white and brown patterned back
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Grey'ish breast and buffy flanks
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No differences in plumage between males and females
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Juveniles look like adults but lack the boldly patterned back
Marsh Wrens inhabit a variety of marshy areas especially when dense reeds are present
Factoids:
- Wing span is about the same length as a $1 dollar bill & weighs about as much as 2 quarters ($0.50)
- Eastern and Western populations show slight variations in both appearance and song. These differences may mean that they are actually different species
- Marsh Wren populations are declinning in the Eastern portion of their range but Increasing in the Western portion
All photographs and audio clips are ©Jamie Mullin 2006
Sources: Cornell Lab of Ornithology & The Sibley Guide to Birds.
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