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 Poás Volcano National Park, based on 46 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Poás Volcano National Park
Ochraceous Wren
Troglodytes ochraceus
Gray-breasted Wood-Wren
Henicorhina leucophrys
Cabanis's Wren
Cantorchilus modestus
White-breasted Wood-Wren
Henicorhina leucosticta
Bay Wren
Cantorchilus nigricapillus
Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager
Chlorospingus pileatus
Slaty Flowerpiercer
Diglossa plumbea
Mountain Elaenia
Elaenia frantzii
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Black-and-yellow Phainoptila
Phainoptila melanoxantha
Mountain Thrush
Turdus plebejus
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla
📅 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 Poás Volcano National Park?
About 13% of wildlife watchers report a Southern House Wren sighting in Poás Volcano National Park, based on 46 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Southern House Wren in Poás Volcano National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Southern House Wren in Poás Volcano National Park in our monthly data.