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[[Image:Marsh_Wren.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Skean <br/> Photographed on Plum Island, Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA in June 2005]] | [[Image:Marsh_Wren.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Skean <br/> Photographed on Plum Island, Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA in June 2005]] | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Brown upperparts | + | *Brown upperparts |
| + | *Light brown belly and flanks | ||
| + | *White throat and breast | ||
| + | *Black back with white stripes | ||
| + | *Dark cap | ||
| + | *White supercilium | ||
| + | *Short thin bill | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[United States]] and [[Mexico]]. | [[United States]] and [[Mexico]]. | ||
| − | |||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Marshes with tall vegetation. | Marshes with tall vegetation. | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
The nest is an oval lump attached to marsh vegetation, entered from the side. | The nest is an oval lump attached to marsh vegetation, entered from the side. | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Includes insects, also spiders and snails. | ||
| − | + | ==Voice== | |
| − | + | ====Song==== | |
| − | + | ====Call==== | |
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Cistothorus+palustris}} | {{GSearch|Cistothorus+palustris}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] | [[Category:Birds]] | ||
Revision as of 17:27, 2 January 2008
- Cistothorus palustris
Identification
- Brown upperparts
- Light brown belly and flanks
- White throat and breast
- Black back with white stripes
- Dark cap
- White supercilium
- Short thin bill
Distribution
United States and Mexico.
Habitat
Marshes with tall vegetation.
Taxonomy
Behaviour
Breeding
The nest is an oval lump attached to marsh vegetation, entered from the side.
Diet
Includes insects, also spiders and snails.
