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Sedge Wren

Cistothorus platensis ORDER: PASSERIFORMES FAMILY: TROGLODYTIDAE

IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern

Sedge Wren Photo

A small, secretive wren that breeds in short grass and sedge marshes. Perhaps because of the highly transitory nature of its nesting habitats, the Sedge Wren moves around a great deal from year to year, not staying in one place for long.

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Calls

  • Songs, calls
  • Courtesy of Macaulay Library
    © Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Sharp chips followed by rapid chatter.

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