House Wren
Troglodytes aedon
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTroglodytidae (Wrens)
- GenusTroglodytes (Troglodytes Wrens)
- SpeciesTroglodytes aedon (House Wren)
The northern house wren (Troglodytes aedon) is a very small passerine in the wren family Troglodytidae. It is found in southern Canada, the USA and Mexico. It occurs in most suburban areas in its range. It formerly included many subspecies resident in South America and in the Caribbean that are now considered as separate species. 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. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a House Wren sighting in Grand Canyon National Park, based on 312 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Grand Canyon National Park
Pacific Wren
Troglodytes pacificus
Rock Wren
Salpinctes obsoletus
Canyon Wren
Catherpes mexicanus
Bewick's Wren
Thryomanes bewickii
Marsh Wren
Cistothorus palustris
Cactus Wren
Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Mountain Chickadee
Poecile gambeli
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
Western Bluebird
Sialia mexicana
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
📅 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 House Wren in Grand Canyon National Park?
About 13% of wildlife watchers report a House Wren sighting in Grand Canyon National Park, based on 312 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see House Wren in Grand Canyon National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for House Wren in Grand Canyon National Park in our monthly data.