tags: Sedge Wren, Short-billed Marsh Wren, Cistothorus platensis, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery bird] Sedge Wren, formerly known as the Short-billed Marsh Wren, Cistothorus platensis, photographed in in Texas. [I will identify this bird for you in 48 hours]
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 21 April 2010 [larger view].
Nikon D200, 1/500s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400.
Please name at least one field mark that supports your identification.
This small bird is a member of a group of New World birds that includes some very complex groups, including this one. Can you identify this species?
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Cistothorus
As in: if you've seen one troglodyte, you've seen 'em all?
If you're in Eurasia, yes indeed, reflected in the lack of an adjective in the common name given it in the UK, for instance. (It is simply known as "****".)
I'm with #1 regarding genus hint.
I think that this is the only species in the Bird Banding Lab database for which no one has ever recaptured a banded individual...
Yes, a Cistothorus, but which one Sedge or Marsh? The white streaked head seems to indicate the former, but would either be in Texas in April?
I was thinking Troglodytes troglodytes but I think the Wren (or Winter Wren) would be darker underneath? So I'm now leaning toward the Sedge Wren (Cistothorus platentsis) due to the streaks on the crown (which I think the Marsh Wren wouldn't have).