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Sedge Wren (stellaris subspecies) group
Photo © by mcdomik
Pheasant Branch Conservancy Middleton, WI, USA

Cistothorus stellaris

Identification

10-12cm (4")
Adult: Brown upperparts, light brown belly and flanks, white throat and breast. The back has pale streaks. Dark cap with pale streaks, a faint line over the eye and a short thin pale bill. Sexes alike. Very hard to see, much easier to locate by sound.
Juvenile: Similar to adults but overall warmer, more buffy with less defined facial markings and usually dark bill.

Distribution

USA and Canada: Main breeding range in the U.S. from North Dakota and southern Manitoba east to southwestern Ontario and Michigan south to eastern Nebraska east to Indiana. Localized in Ohio, New York, Vermont and New Jersey. Winters in eastern Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Florida as well as in northeast Mexico.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Formerly included Grass Wren.

Habitat

Wet meadows and marsh edges.

Behaviour

Breeding

The male builds the nest which is rounded, with a side entrance, well hidden, and attached to low vegetation. 2-8 white eggs are laid.

Diet

The diet includes insects and spiders.

References

Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/

Herkert, J. R., D. E. Kroodsma, and J. P. Gibbs (2021). Sedge Wren (Cistothorus stellaris), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (A. F. Poole and F. B. Gill, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.sedwre1.01

Jaramillo, A. (2014) Sedge Wren Shakeup!! (retrieved from http://alvarosadventures.com/sedge-wren-shakeup/ on 24 May 2018)

List of references

Recommended Citation

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Sedge Wren. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 9 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Sedge_Wren

External Links

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GSearch checked for 2020 platform.

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-;[[:Category:Cistothorus|Cistothorus]] platensis
+[[Image:807swren.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Sedge Wren (''stellaris'' subspecies) group<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|mcdomik|mcdomik}}<br />Pheasant Branch Conservancy Middleton, WI, [[USA]]]]
+;[[:Category:Cistothorus|Cistothorus]] stellaris
-[[Image:807swren.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by mcdomik<br />Photo taken: Pheasant Branch Conservancy (Middleton, WI, USA.]]
 ==Identification==
--12cm.  Brown upperparts, light brown belly and flanks, white throat and breast. The back has pale streaks. Dark cap with pale streaks, a faint line over the eye and a short thin bill.  Sexes alike. Very hard to see, much easier to locate by sound.
+-12cm (4")<br />
+'''Adult''': Brown upperparts, light brown belly and flanks, white throat and breast. The back has pale streaks. Dark cap with pale streaks, a faint line over the eye and a short thin pale bill.  Sexes alike. Very hard to see, much easier to locate by sound. <br />
+'''Juvenile:''' Similar to adults but overall warmer, more buffy with less defined facial markings and usually dark bill.
 ==Distribution==
-Main breeding range in the [[U.S.]] from [[North Dakota]] and southern [[Manitoba]] east to southwestern [[Ontario]] and [[Michigan]] south to eastern [[Nebraska]] east to [[Indiana]]. Localized in [[Ohio]], [[New York]], [[Vermont]] and [[New Jersey]]. Winters in eastern [[Texas]], [[Arkansas]], [[Louisiana]], and [[Florida]].<br />
-Further south over [[Mexico]] and [[Central America]] over most of [[South America]], including the [[Falkland Islands]].
+[[USA]] and [[Canada]]: Main breeding range in the [[U.S.]] from [[North Dakota]] and southern [[Manitoba]] east to southwestern [[Ontario]] and [[Michigan]] south to eastern [[Nebraska]] east to [[Indiana]]. Localized in [[Ohio]], [[New York]], [[Vermont]] and [[New Jersey]]. Winters in eastern [[Texas]], [[Arkansas]], [[Louisiana]], and [[Florida]] as well as in northeast [[Mexico]].
 ==Taxonomy==
-There are numerous subspecies. These can be devided into two main groups which sometimes are considered as separate species: The Sedge Wren (''Cistothorus stellaris'') from North America and the Grass Wren (''Cistothorus platensis'') from South America. Additionally, the latter can be devided into two subgroups which may require recognition as separate species: the ''platensis'' group of southern South America and the ''aequatorialis'' group of the Andes and other mountains in northern South America.
+This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
+Formerly included [[Grass Wren]].
 ==Habitat==
 Wet meadows and marsh edges.
 ==Behaviour==
+====Breeding====
 The male builds the nest which is rounded, with a side entrance, well hidden, and attached to low vegetation. 2-8 white eggs are laid.
+====Diet====
+The diet includes insects and spiders.
+==References==
+#{{Ref-Clements6thAug21}}Herkert, J. R., D. E. Kroodsma, and J. P. Gibbs (2021). Sedge Wren (Cistothorus stellaris), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (A. F. Poole and F. B. Gill, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.sedwre1.01
+#Jaramillo, A. (2014) Sedge Wren Shakeup!! (retrieved from http://alvarosadventures.com/sedge-wren-shakeup/ on 24 May 2018)
+{{ref}}
-The diet includes insects and spiders.
 ==External Links==
-{{GSearch|Sedge+Wren}}
+{{GSearch|"Sedge Wren"}}
+{{GS-checked}}<br /><br />
+<!--- Comment to editors: I chose to use the common name only because there will be tons of images of this species with the pre-split scientific name and none with the new name --->
-[[Category:Birds]][[category:incomplete]] [[Category:Cistothorus]]
+[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Cistothorus]]