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 →
60–70% of wildlife watchers report a Southern House Wren sighting in Huascarán National Park, based on 291 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Huascarán National Park
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Chiguanco Thrush
Turdus chiguanco
Peruvian Sierra-Finch
Phrygilus punensis
Hooded Siskin
Spinus magellanicus
Buff-winged Cinclodes
Cinclodes fuscus
Ash-breasted Sierra-Finch
Geospizopsis plebejus
Tit-like Dacnis
Xenodacnis parina
Plumbeous Sierra Finch
Geospizopsis unicolor
Rufous-eared Brush-Finch
Atlapetes rufigenis
Plain-colored Seedeater
Catamenia inornata
Rusty-crowned Tit-Spinetail
Leptasthenura pileata
Line-cheeked Spinetail
Cranioleuca antisiensis
📅 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 Huascarán National Park?
About 66% of wildlife watchers report a Southern House Wren sighting in Huascarán National Park, based on 291 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Southern House Wren in Huascarán National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Southern House Wren in Huascarán National Park in our monthly data.