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 →
70–80% of wildlife watchers report a Southern House Wren sighting in Tierra del Fuego National Park, based on 718 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Tierra del Fuego National Park
Grass Wren
Cistothorus platensis
Patagonian Sierra-Finch
Phrygilus patagonicus
Austral Thrush
Turdus falcklandii
Thorn-tailed Rayadito
Aphrastura spinicauda
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
White-crested Elaenia
Elaenia albiceps
Black-chinned Siskin
Spinus barbatus
Chilean Swallow
Tachycineta leucopyga
Fire-eyed Diucon
Xolmis pyrope
Tufted Tit-Tyrant
Anairetes parulus
White-throated Treerunner
Pygarrhichas albogularis
Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant
Muscisaxicola maclovianus
📅 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 Tierra del Fuego National Park?
About 71% of wildlife watchers report a Southern House Wren sighting in Tierra del Fuego National Park, based on 718 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Southern House Wren in Tierra del Fuego National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Southern House Wren in Tierra del Fuego National Park in our monthly data.