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Wrentit

Chamaea fasciata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Yosemite National Park
56 Verified records at Yosemite National Park
December 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 →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Wrentit sighting in Yosemite National Park, based on 56 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Yosemite National Park

Dark-eyed Junco
LC

Dark-eyed Junco

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Junco hyemalis

80–90% · Very likely
Steller's Jay
LC Endemic

Steller's Jay

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyanocitta stelleri

70–80% · Very likely
American Robin
LC Endemic

American Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus migratorius

70–80% · Very likely
Common Raven
LC

Common Raven

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus corax

70–80% · Very likely
Mountain Chickadee
LC

Mountain Chickadee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Poecile gambeli

60–70% · Likely
Yellow-rumped Warbler
LC

Yellow-rumped Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga coronata

60–70% · Likely
Song Sparrow
LC Endemic

Song Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Melospiza melodia

40–50% · Likely
Red-breasted Nuthatch
LC

Red-breasted Nuthatch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sitta canadensis

40–50% · Likely
Brown Creeper
LC

Brown Creeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Certhia americana

40–50% · Likely
Brewer's Blackbird
NT

Brewer's Blackbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Euphagus cyanocephalus

40–50% · Likely
Western Wood-Pewee
LC Endemic

Western Wood-Pewee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Contopus sordidulus

40–50% · Likely
Western Tanager
LC

Western Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Piranga ludoviciana

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
5–10
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
10–20
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 Yosemite National Park?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Wrentit sighting in Yosemite National Park, based on 56 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

December has the highest sighting rate for Wrentit in Yosemite National Park in our monthly data.

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