Cactus Wren
Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTroglodytidae (Wrens)
- GenusCampylorhynchus (Large Wrens)
- SpeciesCampylorhynchus brunneicapillus (Cactus Wren)
Closest Relatives at El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve
Marsh Wren
Cistothorus palustris
House Wren
Troglodytes aedon
Rock Wren
Salpinctes obsoletus
Canyon Wren
Catherpes mexicanus
Bewick's Wren
Thryomanes bewickii
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Orange-crowned Warbler
Leiothlypis celata
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Hooded Oriole
Icterus cucullatus
📅 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 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 7 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Cactus Wren in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve?
About 23% of visitor-days record a Cactus Wren sighting in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve, based on 196 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Cactus Wren in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve?
March has the highest sighting rate for Cactus Wren in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.