Canyon Wren
Catherpes mexicanus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTroglodytidae (Wrens)
- GenusCatherpes
- SpeciesCatherpes mexicanus (Canyon Wren)
Closest Relatives at Death Valley National Park
Rock Wren
Salpinctes obsoletus
Marsh Wren
Cistothorus palustris
Bewick's Wren
Thryomanes bewickii
House Wren
Troglodytes aedon
Cactus Wren
Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
Pacific Wren
Troglodytes pacificus
Common Raven
Corvus corax
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Say's Phoebe
Sayornis saya
Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 6 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 10 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 13 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 14 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 15 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 16 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 17 | Badlands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Canyon Wren in Death Valley National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Canyon Wren sighting in Death Valley National Park, based on 81 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Canyon Wren in Death Valley National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Canyon Wren in Death Valley National Park in our monthly data.