Marsh Wren
Cistothorus palustris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTroglodytidae (Wrens)
- GenusCistothorus (Marsh Wrens and Allies)
- SpeciesCistothorus palustris (Marsh Wren)
The marsh wren (Cistothorus palustris) is a small North American songbird of the wren family. It was formerly called the long-billed marsh wren to distinguish it from the sedge wren, then known as the short-billed marsh wren. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Marsh Wren sighting in Olympic National Park, based on 1,202 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Olympic National Park
Pacific Wren
Troglodytes pacificus
Bewick's Wren
Thryomanes bewickii
House Wren
Troglodytes aedon
Rock Wren
Salpinctes obsoletus
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Poecile rufescens
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Marsh Wren in Olympic National Park?
About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Marsh Wren sighting in Olympic National Park, based on 1,202 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Marsh Wren in Olympic National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Marsh Wren in Olympic National Park in our monthly data.