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title: "Moeraswinterkoning"
description: "Cistothorus palustris — Vogels. The marsh wren (Cistothorus palustris) is a small North American songbird of the wren family."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/marsh-wren
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Moeraswinterkoning

> Cistothorus palustris — Vogels. The marsh wren (Cistothorus palustris) is a small North American songbird of the wren family.

- Scientific name: *Cistothorus palustris*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 19886
- Wikidata: [Q1379530](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1379530)
- iNaturalist taxon: [7601](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/7601)

## Names

- en: Marsh Wren
- de: Sumpfzaunkönig
- es: Saltapared Pantanero
- fr: Troglodyte des marais
- nl: Moeraswinterkoning
- pl: Strzyżyk błotny

## Countries with the most observations

US (13038), CA (3077), MX (959)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsh_wren

## Photo

![Moeraswinterkoning](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/marsh-wren/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ben · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/361077518

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/marsh-wren?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).