Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTroglodytidae (Wrens)
- GenusTroglodytes (Troglodytes Wrens)
- SpeciesTroglodytes musculus (Southern House Wren)
The southern house wren (Troglodytes musculus) is a very small passerine bird in the wren family Troglodytidae. It is found from southern Mexico to southern Chile and southern Argentina. The name troglodytes means "hole dweller", and is a reference to the bird's tendency to disappear into crevices when hunting insects or to seek shelter. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the northern house wren (Troglodytes aedon). Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Southern House Wren sighting in Carara National Park, based on 116 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Carara National Park
Rufous-backed Wren
Campylorhynchus capistratus
Riverside Wren
Cantorchilus semibadius
Rufous-breasted Wren
Pheugopedius rutilus
Rufous-and-white Wren
Thryophilus rufalbus
Black-bellied Wren
Pheugopedius fasciatoventris
Scaly-breasted Wren
Microcerculus marginatus
Cabanis's Wren
Cantorchilus modestus
Banded Wren
Thryophilus pleurostictus
White-breasted Wood-Wren
Henicorhina leucosticta
Chestnut-backed Antbird
Myrmeciza exsul
Black-hooded Antshrike
Thamnophilus bridgesi
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Southern House Wren in Carara National Park?
About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Southern House Wren sighting in Carara National Park, based on 116 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Southern House Wren in Carara National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Southern House Wren in Carara National Park in our monthly data.