Marsh Wren Eats Small Fish

Andrea J. Ayers; James W. Armacost

doi:10.1676/09-128.1

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Andrea J. Ayers,^*,** James W. Armacost^**

^*Corresponding author; e-mail: andreajayers@hotmail.com
^**Department of Biology, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX 77710, USA

Abstract

We report an observation of a Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) eating a small fish. On 29 November 2008, a Marsh Wren was observed catching and consuming a small fish, probably a mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis), in a coastal marsh in Jefferson County, Texas. Marsh Wrens are known to eat invertebrates, primarily insects and spiders, and we believe this is the first record of a Marsh Wren capturing and consuming vertebrate prey.

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Andrea J. Ayers and James W. Armacost "Marsh Wren Eats Small Fish," The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 122(3), 623-624, (1 September 2010). https://doi.org/10.1676/09-128.1

Received: 24 August 2009; Accepted: 1 January 2010; Published: 1 September 2010

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