Des Murs's Wiretail
Des Murs's WiretailDes Murs's Wiretail

Des Murs's Wiretail

Sylviorthorhynchus desmursii

Endemic
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Nahuel Huapi National Park
89 Verified records at Nahuel Huapi National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Des Murs's wiretail (Sylviorthorhynchus desmurii) is a small passerine bird of southern South America which belongs to the ovenbird family Furnariidae. Molecular phylogenetics places it within the Synallaxinae and indicates that the genus diverged from the Leptasthenura about 14–15 million years ago. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Des Murs's Wiretail sighting in Nahuel Huapi National Park, based on 89 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Nahuel Huapi National Park

Thorn-tailed Rayadito
LC Endemic

Thorn-tailed Rayadito

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aphrastura spinicauda

50–60% · Likely
Dark-bellied Cinclodes
LC

Dark-bellied Cinclodes

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinclodes patagonicus

50–60% · Likely
White-throated Treerunner
LC

White-throated Treerunner

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pygarrhichas albogularis

30–40% · Possible
Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail
LC

Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leptasthenura aegithaloides

20–30% · Possible
Buff-winged Cinclodes
LC

Buff-winged Cinclodes

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinclodes fuscus

10–20% · With luck
Sharp-billed Canastero
LC

Sharp-billed Canastero

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Asthenes pyrrholeuca

10–20% · With luck
Rufous-banded Miner
LC

Rufous-banded Miner

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Geositta rufipennis

5–10% · Rare
Rufous Hornero
LC

Rufous Hornero

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Furnarius rufus

Insufficient data
Scale-throated Earthcreeper
LC

Scale-throated Earthcreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Upucerthia dumetaria

<5% · Rare
Patagonian Forest Earthcreeper
LC

Patagonian Forest Earthcreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Upucerthia saturatior

<5% · Rare
Austral Canastero
LC

Austral Canastero

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Asthenes anthoides

<5% · Rare
Wren-like Rushbird
LC

Wren-like Rushbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phleocryptes melanops

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
20–30
May
5–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
5–10
Oct
10–20
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
30–40%
2 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
5–10%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Des Murs's Wiretail in Nahuel Huapi National Park?

About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Des Murs's Wiretail sighting in Nahuel Huapi National Park, based on 89 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Des Murs's Wiretail in Nahuel Huapi National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Des Murs's Wiretail in Nahuel Huapi National Park in our monthly data.

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