Cistothorus
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Cistothorus is a genus of small passerine birds in the family Troglodytidae.
Taxonomy
The genus Cistothorus was circumscribed by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis in 1850.[1][2]Template:Efn The type species is the sedge wren (Cistothorus stellaris).[3][4]
Species
The genus contains five species:[2]
- Sedge wren, short-billed marsh wren, Cistothorus stellaris – northern Mexico, United States and southern Canada
- Mérida wren, Cistothorus meridae – Venezuelan Andes
- Apolinar's wren, Cistothorus apolinari – Colombian Andes
- Grass wren, Cistothorus platensis – central and South America
- Marsh wren, long-billed marsh wren, Cistothorus palustris – Mexico, United States and southern Canada
The sedge wren and the grass wren were formerly treated as conspecific. They were split based on the results of a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014.[5]
Notes
References
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