Grass Wren
Cistothorus platensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTroglodytidae (Wrens)
- GenusCistothorus (Marsh Wrens and Allies)
- SpeciesCistothorus platensis (Grass Wren)
Closest Relatives at Cajas National Park
Mountain Wren
Troglodytes solstitialis
Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus
Gray-breasted Wood-Wren
Henicorhina leucophrys
Great Thrush
Turdus fuscater
Tawny Antpitta
Grallaria quitensis
Chestnut-winged Cinclodes
Cinclodes albidiventris
Tit-like Dacnis
Xenodacnis parina
Spectacled Redstart
Myioborus melanocephalus
Black Flowerpiercer
Diglossa humeralis
Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant
Ochthoeca fumicolor
Phrygilus unicolor
Geospizopsis unicolor
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
📅 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 Grass Wren in Cajas National Park?
About 49% of visitor-days record a Grass Wren sighting in Cajas National Park, based on 282 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Grass Wren in Cajas National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Grass Wren in Cajas National Park in our monthly data.