Marsh Wrens and Allies
Cistothorus
Cistothorus is a genus of small passerine birds in the wren family. The name Cistothorus is from the Ancient Greek words κιστος (kistos), meaning "bush", and θουρος (thouros), meaning "leaping" or "running through".
5 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 5 known species
Marsh Wren
speciesCistothorus palustris
Sedge Wren
speciesCistothorus stellaris
Grass Wren
speciesCistothorus platensis
Apolinar's Wren
speciesCistothorus apolinari
Mérida Wren
speciesCistothorus meridae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 7595.