Marsh Wren
Cistothorus palustris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTroglodytidae (Wrens)
- GenusCistothorus (Marsh Wrens and Allies)
- SpeciesCistothorus palustris (Marsh Wren)
Closest Relatives at Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Grass Wren
Cistothorus platensis
Carolina Wren
Thryothorus ludovicianus
Winter Wren
Troglodytes hiemalis
House Wren
Troglodytes aedon
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Carolina Chickadee
Poecile carolinensis
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Tufted Titmouse
Baeolophus bicolor
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis
📅 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 Marsh Wren in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Marsh Wren sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, based on 38 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Marsh Wren in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Marsh Wren in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in our monthly data.