Canyon Wren

Canyon Wren

Catherpes mexicanus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Big Bend National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
30–40
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
20–30
Sep
30–40
Oct
30–40
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 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
2 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
3 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
4 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
5 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
6 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
7 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
8 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
9 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
10 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
11 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
12 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
13 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
14 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
15 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
16 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
17 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Canyon Wren in Big Bend National Park?

About 39% of visitor-days record a Canyon Wren sighting in Big Bend National Park, based on 1758 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Canyon Wren in Big Bend National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Canyon Wren in Big Bend National Park in our monthly data.

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