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 →
40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Southern House Wren sighting in Celaque National Park, based on 60 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Celaque National Park
Rufous-browed Wren
Troglodytes rufociliatus
Cabanis's Wren
Cantorchilus modestus
Band-backed Wren
Campylorhynchus zonatus
Gray-breasted Wood-Wren
Henicorhina leucophrys
Bushy-crested Jay
Cyanocorax melanocyaneus
Melodious Blackbird
Dives dives
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi
Brown-backed Solitaire
Myadestes occidentalis
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla
Black-throated Green Warbler
Setophaga virens
Black-headed Saltator
Saltator atriceps
📅 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 Celaque National Park?
About 43% of wildlife watchers report a Southern House Wren sighting in Celaque National Park, based on 60 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Southern House Wren in Celaque National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Southern House Wren in Celaque National Park in our monthly data.