| Sedge Wren Identification Tips |
| (Credit: U. S. Geological Survey) |
| General
Information - Short, thin bill - Indistinct supercilium - Brown upperparts with pale streaks on back and crown - Buffy breast and flanks - Wings and tail barred with black - Short tail frequently held upright - Sexes similar - Found in wet fields and marshes Similar species Other wrens with indistinct superciliums are House, Winter and Rock Wrens. Winter Wren is more reddish-brown above, darker below and has a shorter tail. House Wren lacks white streaking on the crown and back and is less buffy on the underparts. Rock Wren is larger with a contrast between the gray back and brown rump and has buffy tips to the tail. |
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