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Marsh Wren
Cistothorus palustris
 (L 5" WS 6" Wt 0.39 oz)
Kirby Park
Elkhorn
19Dec2012
Eastern and western populations
may be different species.
Fourteen subspecies of the Marsh
Wren have been described.
     (Scott Weidensaul)
San Diego
01Jan2018
Cistothorus is Greek for shrub
leaping; palustris is Latin for
swamp or marsh.
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