House Wren
Troglodytes aedon
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTroglodytidae (Wrens)
- GenusTroglodytes (Troglodytes Wrens)
- SpeciesTroglodytes aedon (House Wren)
Closest Relatives at Big Bend National Park
Winter Wren
Troglodytes hiemalis
Cactus Wren
Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
Canyon Wren
Catherpes mexicanus
Bewick's Wren
Thryomanes bewickii
Rock Wren
Salpinctes obsoletus
Marsh Wren
Cistothorus palustris
Carolina Wren
Thryothorus ludovicianus
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
Common Raven
Corvus corax
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
Pyrrhuloxia
Cardinalis sinuatus
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
📅 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 House Wren in Big Bend National Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a House Wren sighting in Big Bend National Park, based on 419 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see House Wren in Big Bend National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for House Wren in Big Bend National Park in our monthly data.