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 →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Southern House Wren sighting in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park, based on 155 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Chapada dos Guimarães National Park
Thrush-like Wren
Campylorhynchus turdinus
Moustached Wren
Pheugopedius genibarbis
Buff-breasted Wren
Cantorchilus leucotis
Fawn-breasted Wren
Cantorchilus guarayanus
Pale-breasted Thrush
Turdus leucomelas
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Rufous Hornero
Furnarius rufus
Sayaca Tanager
Thraupis sayaca
Chopí Blackbird
Gnorimopsar chopi
Swallow Tanager
Tersina viridis
White-lined Tanager
Tachyphonus rufus
Blue Dacnis
Dacnis cayana
📅 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 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park?
About 18% of wildlife watchers report a Southern House Wren sighting in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park, based on 155 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Southern House Wren in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Southern House Wren in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park in our monthly data.