Short-billed Marsh Wren
The sedge wren (''Cistothorus stellaris'') is a small and secretive passerine bird in the family Wren, Troglodytidae. It is widely distributed in North America. It is often found in wet grasslands and meadows where it nests in the tall grasses and sedges and feeds on insects. The sedge wren was formerly considered as conspecific with the non-migratory grass wren of central and South America. Taxonomy The sedge wren was Species description, described by the German ornithologist Johann Friedrich Naumann in 1823 under the binomial name ''Troglodytes stellaris''. The type locality (biology), type locality is Carolina. The current genus ''Cistothorus'' was introduced by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis in 1850. The sedge wren and the grass wren were formerly treated as conspecific. They were split based on the results of a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014. The sedge wren is monotypic. The sedge wren was formerly known as the short-billed marsh wren but was renamed ...
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Prairie State Park
Prairie State Park is a public recreation area encompassing nearly of grasslands and woodlands in Barton County, Missouri. The state park preserves much of the few remaining acres of tallgrass prairie in the state. The park features hiking trails, camping for backpackers, and a nature center. Captive wild bison and elk roam the park. The bison herd contains about 100 individuals as of spring 2021. Ecology Prairie State Park is in the central forest-grasslands transition ecoregion of the temperate grasslands, savannas and shrublands biome A biome () is a biogeographical unit consisting of a biological community that has formed in response to the physical environment in which they are found and a shared regional climate. Biomes may span more than one continent. Biome is a broader .... References External links Prairie State ParkMissouri Department of Natural Resources Prairie State Park MapMissouri Department of Natural Resources {{authority control State parks of Mi ...
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