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marsh wren

German translation: Sumpfzaunkönig (Cistothorus palustris)


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English term or phrase:marsh wren
German translation:Sumpfzaunkönig (Cistothorus palustris)
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16:50 Jan 10, 2009
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Science - Zoology
English term or phrase: marsh wren
Um was für einen Zaunkönig handelt es sich?
Thomas Schmidt
Germany
Local time: 20:49
Sumpfzaunkönig (Cistothorus palustris)
Explanation:
The Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) is a small North American songbird of the wren family. It is sometimes called Long-billed Marsh Wren to distinguish it from the Sedge Wren, also known as Short-billed Marsh Wren.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsh_Wren

Sumpfzaunkönig (Cistothorus palustris)
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaunkönige

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Sumpfzaunkönig (Cistothorus palustris)


Explanation:
The Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) is a small North American songbird of the wren family. It is sometimes called Long-billed Marsh Wren to distinguish it from the Sedge Wren, also known as Short-billed Marsh Wren.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsh_Wren

Sumpfzaunkönig (Cistothorus palustris)
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaunkönige

http://www.dict.cc/?s=marsh wren


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