Cactus Wren

Closest Relatives at Joshua Tree National Park

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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	60–70%
2	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	50–60%
3	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
4	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
5	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
6	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
7	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
8	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
9	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
10	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
11	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Cactus Wren in Joshua Tree National Park?

About 28% of visitor-days record a Cactus Wren sighting in Joshua Tree National Park, based on 1258 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Cactus Wren in Joshua Tree National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Cactus Wren in Joshua Tree National Park in our monthly data.