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 Congaree National Park
Marsh Wren
Cistothorus palustris
Carolina Wren
Thryothorus ludovicianus
Winter Wren
Troglodytes hiemalis
House Wren
Troglodytes aedon
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Tufted Titmouse
Baeolophus bicolor
Carolina Chickadee
Poecile carolinensis
Pine Warbler
Setophaga pinus
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
White-eyed Vireo
Vireo griseus
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Regulus calendula
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea
📅 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 Congaree National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Grass Wren sighting in Congaree National Park, based on 26 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Grass Wren in Congaree National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Grass Wren in Congaree National Park in our monthly data.