Listen to the marsh wren
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About the marsh wren
The marsh wren is a bird in the family Troglodytidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 10 g.
What does the marsh wren sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
The recordings here are labelled as song and call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The marsh wren (Cistothorus palustris) is a small North American songbird of the wren family. It was formerly called the long-billed marsh wren to distinguish it from the sedge wren, then known as the short-billed marsh wren.
More from the family Troglodytidae
Eurasian wren
Troglodytes troglodytes
Northern house wren
Troglodytes aedon
Rock wren
Salpinctes obsoletus
Carolina wren
Thryothorus ludovicianus
Bewick's wren
Thryomanes bewickii
Musician wren
Cyphorhinus arada
Grey-mantled wren
Odontorchilus branickii
Band-backed wren
Campylorhynchus zonatus
Southern nightingale-wren
Microcerculus marginatus
Buff-breasted wren
Cantorchilus leucotis
Song wren
Cyphorhinus phaeocephalus
Wing-banded wren
Microcerculus bambla
Frequently asked questions
What does a marsh wren sound like?
You can hear 4 recordings of the marsh wren on this page, including its song and call. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the marsh wren endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the marsh wren as “least concern”.
What family does the marsh wren belong to?
The marsh wren (Cistothorus palustris) belongs to the family Troglodytidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Call · Dordt College Prairie, Sioux, Iowa, United States by Jonathon Jongsma – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Minnesota Valley NWR, Old Cedar Ave Bridge, Hennepin… by Jonathon Jongsma – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve, Dakota, Minnesota, United… by Jonathon Jongsma – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song by Jonathon Jongsma – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1379530 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Marsh wren – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Cephas – CC BY-SA 3.0