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 →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Southern House Wren sighting in Puracé National Natural Park, based on 253 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Puracé National Natural Park
Mountain Wren
Troglodytes solstitialis
Gray-breasted Wood-Wren
Henicorhina leucophrys
Whiskered Wren
Pheugopedius mystacalis
Grass Wren
Cistothorus platensis
Rufous Wren
Cinnycerthia unirufa
Sharpe's Wren
Cinnycerthia olivascens
White-breasted Wood-Wren
Henicorhina leucosticta
Bicolored Wren
Campylorhynchus griseus
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Green Jay
Cyanocorax yncas
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Great Thrush
Turdus fuscater
📅 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 Puracé National Natural Park?
About 28% of wildlife watchers report a Southern House Wren sighting in Puracé National Natural Park, based on 253 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Southern House Wren in Puracé National Natural Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Southern House Wren in Puracé National Natural Park in our monthly data.