Sedge Wren (Cistothorus platensis)

Herkert, James R.; Kroodsma, Donald E.; Gibbs, James P.

Sedge Wren Cistothorus platensis

Language	Common name
Dutch	Zeggewinterkoning
English, United States	Sedge Wren
French	Troglodyte à bec court
German	Pampazaunkönig
Japanese	コバシヌマミソサザイ
Norwegian	sivsmett
Polish	strzyżyk nadrzeczny
Portuguese, Brazil	corruíra-do-campo
Portuguese, Portugal	Corruíra-do-campo
Serbian	Carić tršćar
Slovak	oriešok bahenný
Spanish	Cucarachero sabanero
Spanish, Argentina	Ratona Aperdizada
Spanish, Chile	Chercán de las vegas
Spanish, Costa Rica	Soterrey Sabanero
Spanish, Ecuador	Soterrey Sabanero
Spanish, Mexico	Saltapared Sabanero
Spanish, Panama	Sotorrey Sabanero
Spanish, Paraguay	Ratona aperdizada
Spanish, Peru	Cucarachero Sabanero
Spanish, Spain	Cucarachero sabanero
Spanish, Uruguay	Ratonera Aperdizada
Spanish, Venezuela	Cucarachero de Ciénaga
Swedish	starrgärdsmyg
Turkish	Kısa gagalı bataklık çıtkuşu

James R. Herkert, Donald E. Kroodsma, and James P. Gibbs
Version: 2.0 — Published January 1, 2001

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Introduction
Appearance
- Molts
- Bare Parts
- Measurements
- Linear Measurements
- Mass
Systematics
- Geographic Variation
- Subspecies
- Related Species
Distribution, Migration, and Habitat
- Distribution in the Americas
- Distribution Outside the Americas
- Nature of Migration
- Timing and Routes of Migration
- Migratory Behavior
- Control and Physiology of Migration
- Habitat in Breeding Range
- Habitat in Migration
- Habitat in the Overwintering Range
- Historical Changes to the Distribution
- Fossil History
Diet and Foraging
- Feeding
- Diet
- Food Selection and Storage
- Nutrition and Energetics
- Metabolism and Temperature Regulation
- Drinking, Pellet-Casting, and Defecation
Sounds and Vocal Behavior
- Vocalizations
- Nonvocal Sounds
Behavior
- Locomotion
- Self-Maintenance
- Agonistic Behavior
- Spacing
- Sexual Behavior
- Social and Interspecific Behavior
- Predation
Breeding
- Phenology
- Nest Site
- Nest
- Eggs
- Incubation
- Hatching
- Young Birds
- Parental Care
- Cooperative Breeding
- Brood Parasitism
- Fledgling Stage
- Immature Stage
Demography and Populations
- Measures of Breeding Activity
- Life Span and Survivorship
- Disease and Body Parasites
- Causes of Mortality
- Range
- Population Status
- Population Regulation
Conservation and Management
- Effects of Human Activity
- Management
Priorities for Future Research
Acknowledgments
About the Author(s)

Multimedia
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Revision History

References

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Herkert, J. R., D. E. Kroodsma, and J. P. Gibbs (2001). Sedge Wren (Cistothorus platensis), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (A. F. Poole and F. B. Gill, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.582

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