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Cistothorus palustris
marsh wren
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Occasional

Scientific Name with Authority:		Cistothorus palustris (A. Wilson, 1810)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		marsh wren
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Passeriformes, Family Troglodytidae, Genus Cistothorus, Species Cistothorus palustris


Seasonality Tags:
Vagrant


Threatened/Endangered Status:		SC
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		KY: SNA; TN: S3N
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Big Bend National Park	Big Cypress National Preserve
Big Hole National Battlefield	Big Thicket National Preserve
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area	Blue Ridge Parkway
Bryce Canyon National Park	Buffalo National River
Cabrillo National Monument	Canaveral National Seashore
Canyon De Chelly National Monument	Canyonlands National Park
Cape Cod National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Lookout National Seashore	Capitol Reef National Park
Carlsbad Caverns National Park	Channel Islands National Park
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Colonial National Historical Park	Crater Lake National Park
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Curecanti National Recreation Area	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Death Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Devils Postpile National Monument	Dinosaur National Monument
Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve	Effigy Mounds National Monument
El Malpais National Monument	Everglades National Park
Fire Island National Seashore	Fort Caroline National Memorial
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Laramie National Historic Site
Fort Matanzas National Monument	Fort Pulaski National Monument
Fort Sumter National Historical Park	Gateway National Recreation Area
George Washington Carver National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Gettysburg National Military Park	Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Golden Gate National Recreation Area	Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Teton National Park	Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site
Great Falls Park	Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Indiana Dunes National Park	Isle Royale National Park
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve	John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
Joshua Tree National Park	Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Lake Mead National Recreation Area	Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
Lassen Volcanic National Park	Lava Beds National Monument
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park	Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Mesa Verde National Park	Minute Man National Historical Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Missouri National Recreational River
Montezuma Castle National Monument	Morristown National Historical Park
National Capital Parks	National Capital Parks-East
National Mall and Memorial Parks	Natural Bridges National Monument
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Niobrara National Scenic River
North Cascades National Park	Olympic National Park
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument	Padre Island National Seashore
Parashant National Monument	Petrified Forest National Park
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore	Pipestone National Monument
Piscataway Park	Point Reyes National Seashore
Presidio of San Francisco	Redwood National Park
Rock Creek Park	Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
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Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area	Shiloh National Military Park
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Yellowstone National Park	Yosemite National Park
Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	9/13/2018

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