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Sedge Wren

Cistothorus platensisOrder: PASSERIFORMESFamily: Wrens (Troglodytidae)

Breeding Location:

Wetlands, Marshes, Grasslands, Lakes



Breeding Type:

Polygamous



Breeding Population:



Egg Color:

White



Number of Eggs:

4 - 8



Incubation Days:

12 - 14



Egg Incubator:

Female



Nest Material:

Stems, grasses, and sedges., Lined with plant down, feathers, and fur.



Migration:

Migratory



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Overview

Sedge Wren: Small wren with white-streaked, brown upperparts and pale buff underparts. Eyebrows are pale brown. Tail is short and barred. Bill is short and the legs and feet are pink. One of the most nomadic territorial birds. In any area it may be abundant one year, absent the next.

Range and Habitat

Sedge Wren: Breeds in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and New Brunswick south to Kansas, Missouri, and Delaware. Spends winters north to southern Illinois and Virginia. Found in dense marshlands and grasslands.

Breeding and Nesting

Sedge Wren: Four to eight white eggs are laid in a nest made of stems, grass, and sedges, lined with plant down, feathers, and fur, and built up to 2 feet above the ground in grass. Incubation ranges from 12 to14 days and is carried out by the female.

Foraging and Feeding

Sedge Wren: Eats mostly insects and spiders; forages while scampering on the ground in wet meadows and in low brush.

Readily Eats

Apple Slices, Peanut Butter

Vocalization

Sedge Wren: Sings a bold melody of single notes, followed by a dry rapid chatter. Call is "chip-chip."

Similar Species

Sedge Wren: Marsh Wren is larger, darker, and browner overall, with longer bill, dark crown, and unbarred rufous rump.

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Family Wren (Troglodytidae)_blue
Species Cistothorus platensis
Length4.5 Inches
Wingspan5.75 Inches

Sedge Wren

Sedge Wren: Small wren with white-streaked, brown upperparts and pale buff underparts. Eyebrows are pale brown. Tail is short and barred. Bill is short and the legs and feet are pink. One of the most nomadic territorial birds. In any area it may be abundant one year, absent the next.

● Song: "chip-chip"

● Foraging & Feeding: Sedge Wren: Eats mostly insects and spiders; forages while scampering on the ground in wet meadows and in low brush.

● Breeding & nesting: Sedge Wren: Four to eight white eggs are laid in a nest made of stems, grass, and sedges, lined with plant down, feathers, and fur, and built up to 2 feet above the ground in grass. Incubation ranges from 12 to14 days and is carried out by the female.

● Similar species: Sedge Wren: Marsh Wren is larger, darker, and browner overall, with longer bill, dark crown, and unbarred rufous rump.

Flight Pattern

Weak fluttering flight with shallow, rapid wing beats, alternating serveral wing strokes with wings being drawn to sides, repeatedly.
Sedge Wren Breeding Male Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Sedge Wren: Breeds in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and New Brunswick south to Kansas, Missouri, and Delaware. Spends winters north to southern Illinois and Virginia. Found in dense marshlands and grasslands.
BreedingPolygamous
Population
MigrationMigratory
Weight0.3 Ounces