Wrens

Grass Wren

Cistothorus platensis

The Grass Wren (Cistothorus platensis) is a 9.0 g grassland bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. Some populations migrate.

Family

Wrens

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

9.0 g

Habitat

Grassland

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

18

Recorded in United States, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Argentina, Ecuador, Mexico, Falkland Is., Peru, Brazil, Costa Rica, Honduras, Belize, Bolivia, Venezuela, Paraguay, Uruguay, Guatemala.

Where to see it: Las Quemas Altas (Chile); Cape Pembroke (Falkland Islands / Malvinas); Carcass Island (Falkland Islands / Malvinas); Gypsy Cove (Falkland Islands / Malvinas); West Point Island (Falkland Islands / Malvinas).

Photo: (c) GERMAN LEONEL SARMIENTO CRUZ, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist