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 Lauca National Park, based on 98 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Lauca National Park
Mourning Sierra-Finch
Rhopospina fruticeti
Black-hooded Sierra-Finch
Phrygilus atriceps
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Ash-breasted Sierra-Finch
Geospizopsis plebejus
Greenish Yellow-Finch
Sicalis olivascens
Buff-winged Cinclodes
Cinclodes fuscus
Hooded Siskin
Spinus magellanicus
Creamy-breasted Canastero
Asthenes dorbignyi
Chiguanco Thrush
Turdus chiguanco
Band-tailed Seedeater
Catamenia analis
Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant
Anairetes flavirostris
Andean Swallow
Haplochelidon andecola
📅 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 Lauca National Park?
About 11% of wildlife watchers report a Southern House Wren sighting in Lauca National Park, based on 98 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Southern House Wren in Lauca National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Southern House Wren in Lauca National Park in our monthly data.