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 Everglades National Park
Marsh Wren
Cistothorus palustris
House Wren
Troglodytes aedon
Carolina Wren
Thryothorus ludovicianus
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Palm Warbler
Setophaga palmarum
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Boat-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus major
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
📅 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 Everglades National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Grass Wren sighting in Everglades National Park, based on 120 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Grass Wren in Everglades National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Grass Wren in Everglades National Park in our monthly data.