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Wrentit

Chamaea fasciata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Redwood National Park
798 Verified records at Redwood National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The wrentit (Chamaea fasciata) is a small bird that lives in chaparral, oak woodlands, and bushland on the western coast of North America, from Oregon south through California to northern Baja California. It is the only species in the genus Chamaea. Its systematics have been the subject of much debate, the wrentit having been placed in many different families by different authors for as long as it has been known to science. Its common name reflects the uncertainty, and its external resemblance to both tits and wrens. It is not related to either, however. More recent and comprehensive phylogenetic studies support it belonging to the parrotbill family Paradoxornithidae. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Wrentit sighting in Redwood National Park, based on 798 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Redwood National Park

Steller's Jay
LC Endemic

Steller's Jay

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyanocitta stelleri

70–80% · Likely
Common Raven
LC

Common Raven

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus corax

70–80% · Likely
Song Sparrow
LC Endemic

Song Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Melospiza melodia

60–70% · Likely
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
LC

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Poecile rufescens

60–70% · Likely
Pacific Wren
LC

Pacific Wren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Troglodytes pacificus

60–70% · Likely
American Robin
LC Endemic

American Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus migratorius

50–60% · Likely
White-crowned Sparrow
LC

White-crowned Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zonotrichia leucophrys

50–60% · Likely
Golden-crowned Kinglet
LC

Golden-crowned Kinglet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Regulus satrapa

40–50% · Likely
American Crow
LC

American Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus brachyrhynchos

40–50% · Possible
Wilson's Warbler
LC

Wilson's Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cardellina pusilla

30–40% · Possible
Varied Thrush
LC Endemic

Varied Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ixoreus naevius

30–40% · Possible
Barn Swallow
LC

Barn Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo rustica

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
30–40
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
20–30
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
40–50
Sep
30–40
Oct
40–50
Nov
40–50
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 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
2 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
3 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
4 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
5 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Wrentit in Redwood National Park?

About 37% of wildlife watchers report a Wrentit sighting in Redwood National Park, based on 798 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Wrentit in Redwood National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Wrentit in Redwood National Park in our monthly data.

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