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Rock Wren

Salpinctes obsoletus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
Insufficient data
overall probability at Pacific Rim National Park Reserve
1 Verified records at Pacific Rim National Park Reserve
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The rock wren (Salpinctes obsoletus) is a small songbird of the wren family native to the rocky areas of western North America. There are 8 subspecies of the rock wren, one of which is extinct. They are similar in size to other wrens, with a grey-brown coat, a brown rump, and a speckled white throat. They are visually similar to the canyon wren, which they share a habitat with. They are noted for their variable song and song pattern, used for territory defense, as well as their habit of building "pavements" with flat rocks around their nest to help nestlings stay dry. Rock wrens are serially monogamous, forming pairs for nesting season. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Pacific Rim National Park Reserve

Pacific Wren
LC

Pacific Wren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Troglodytes pacificus

50–60% · Likely
Bewick's Wren
LC

Bewick's Wren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thryomanes bewickii

Insufficient data
Marsh Wren
LC

Marsh Wren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cistothorus palustris

<5% · Rare
American Crow
LC

American Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus brachyrhynchos

70–80% · Very likely
American Robin
LC Endemic

American Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus migratorius

70–80% · Likely
Golden-crowned Kinglet
LC

Golden-crowned Kinglet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Regulus satrapa

50–60% · Likely
Song Sparrow
LC Endemic

Song Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Melospiza melodia

50–60% · Likely
Steller's Jay
LC Endemic

Steller's Jay

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyanocitta stelleri

50–60% · Likely
Common Raven
LC

Common Raven

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus corax

50–60% · Likely
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
LC

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Poecile rufescens

50–60% · Likely
Fox Sparrow
LC

Fox Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passerella iliaca

30–40% · Possible
Orange-crowned Warbler
LC

Orange-crowned Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leiothlypis celata

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Rock Wren at Pacific Rim National Park Reserve — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
60–70%
2 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
50–60%
3 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
4 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
5 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
6 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
7 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
8 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
9 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
10 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
11 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
12 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
13 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
14 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
15 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
16 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
17 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
18 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
19 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
20 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
21 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
22 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
23 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
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