About Cistothorus platensis (Latham, 1790)
The grass wren, with the scientific name Cistothorus platensis (Latham, 1790), measures 10 to 10.5 cm (3.9 to 4.1 in) in length. Its upperparts are buffy brown, with black and buffy whitish streaks across the back. The wings and tail feature dusky bands, and most of its underparts are buffy. This species has a discontinuous distribution that ranges from central Mexico south through Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua into Costa Rica. It also occurs in every mainland South American country except French Guiana and Suriname, as well as on the Falkland Islands. In Colombia and Ecuador, the grass wren lives in moist grassy and sedgy areas of paramo, clearings, agricultural areas, and interandean valleys. In Brazil, it inhabits cerrado, grassland, and marshes.
