Rock Wren
Salpinctes obsoletus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTroglodytidae (Wrens)
- GenusSalpinctes
- SpeciesSalpinctes obsoletus (Rock Wren)
Closest Relatives at Badlands National Park
House Wren
Troglodytes aedon
Canyon Wren
Catherpes mexicanus
Western Meadowlark
Sturnella neglecta
Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestris
Say's Phoebe
Sayornis saya
Lark Sparrow
Chondestes grammacus
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
Black-billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia
Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis
📅 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 Rock Wren in Badlands National Park?
About 62% of visitor-days record a Rock Wren sighting in Badlands National Park, based on 483 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Rock Wren in Badlands National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Rock Wren in Badlands National Park in our monthly data.