Grass Wren
Cistothorus platensis(Latham, J, 1790)
English (US) Grass Wren
The Grass Wren (Cistothorus platensis) 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 platensis
- Family
- Troglodytidae (Wrens)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Grass Wren
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1790)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 17 subspecies for this species.
- Cistothorus platensis tinnulus
- Cistothorus platensis potosinus
- Cistothorus platensis jalapensis
- Cistothorus platensis warneri
- Cistothorus platensis russelli
- Cistothorus platensis elegans
- Cistothorus platensis graberi
- Cistothorus platensis lucidus
- Cistothorus platensis alticola
- Cistothorus platensis aequatorialis
- Cistothorus platensis graminicola
- Cistothorus platensis minimus
- Cistothorus platensis polyglottus
- Cistothorus platensis tucumanus
- Cistothorus platensis platensis
- Cistothorus platensis hornensis
- Cistothorus platensis falklandicus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Sylvia platensis
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1790)
- Type locality
- Buenos Aires, Argentina; based on 'Le Roitelet de Buenos-Ayres' of Daubenton's Planches Enlum., pi. 730, fig. 2.
- Original description
- Index ornithologicus, sive systema ornithologiæ; complectens avium divisionem in classes, ordines, genera, species, ipsarumque varietates: adjectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, &c. 2 p.548
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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