Marsh Wren
Cistothorus palustris(Wilson, A, 1810)
English (US) Marsh Wren
The Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Troglodytidae (Wrens) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Cistothorus palustris
- Family
- Troglodytidae (Wrens)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Marsh Wren
- Described by
- (Wilson, A, 1810)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 15 subspecies for this species.
- Cistothorus palustris browningi
- Cistothorus palustris paludicola
- Cistothorus palustris clarkae
- Cistothorus palustris pulverius
- Cistothorus palustris plesius
- Cistothorus palustris laingi
- Cistothorus palustris iliacus
- Cistothorus palustris aestuarinus
- Cistothorus palustris deserticola
- Cistothorus palustris dissaeptus
- Cistothorus palustris palustris
- Cistothorus palustris waynei
- Cistothorus palustris griseus
- Cistothorus palustris marianae
- Cistothorus palustris tolucensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Certhia palustris
- Described by
- (Wilson, A, 1810)
- Type locality
- borders of the Schuylkill and Delaware [Rivers, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania].
- Original description
- American Ornithology or, the Natural History of the Birds of the United States: Illustrated with Plates Engraved and Colored from Original Drawings taken from Nature 2 p.58 pl.12 fig.4
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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