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 Main Ridge Forest Reserve, based on 194 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Main Ridge Forest Reserve
Rufous-breasted Wren
Pheugopedius rutilus
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Blue-backed Manakin
Chiroxiphia pareola
Barred Antshrike
Thamnophilus doliatus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
White-lined Tanager
Tachyphonus rufus
Crested Oropendola
Psarocolius decumanus
Yellow-legged Thrush
Turdus flavipes
Cocoa Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus susurrans
Tropical Mockingbird
Mimus gilvus
Stripe-breasted Spinetail
Synallaxis cinnamomea
📅 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 Main Ridge Forest Reserve?
About 47% of wildlife watchers report a Southern House Wren sighting in Main Ridge Forest Reserve, based on 194 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Southern House Wren in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?
November has the highest sighting rate for Southern House Wren in Main Ridge Forest Reserve in our monthly data.