Rock Wren
Salpinctes obsoletus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTroglodytidae (Wrens)
- GenusSalpinctes
- SpeciesSalpinctes obsoletus (Rock Wren)
Closest Relatives at Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Bewick's Wren
Thryomanes bewickii
Canyon Wren
Catherpes mexicanus
House Wren
Troglodytes aedon
Cactus Wren
Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
Marsh Wren
Cistothorus palustris
Winter Wren
Troglodytes hiemalis
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
Canyon Towhee
Melozone fusca
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
Rufous-crowned Sparrow
Aimophila ruficeps
📅 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 Rock Wren in Guadalupe Mountains National Park?
About 55% of visitor-days record a Rock Wren sighting in Guadalupe Mountains National Park, based on 327 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Rock Wren in Guadalupe Mountains National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Rock Wren in Guadalupe Mountains National Park in our monthly data.