Scaly-breasted Wren
Microcerculus marginatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTroglodytidae (Wrens)
- GenusMicrocerculus (Nightingale-Wrens and Allies)
- SpeciesMicrocerculus marginatus (Scaly-breasted Wren)
Closest Relatives at Manu National Park
Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus
Moustached Wren
Pheugopedius genibarbis
Gray-breasted Wood-Wren
Henicorhina leucophrys
Thrush-like Wren
Campylorhynchus turdinus
Mountain Wren
Troglodytes solstitialis
Inca Wren
Pheugopedius eisenmanni
Gray-mantled Wren
Odontorchilus branickii
Southern Chestnut-breasted Wren
Cyphorhinus thoracicus
Buff-breasted Wren
Cantorchilus leucotis
Musician Wren
Cyphorhinus arada
Silver-beaked Tanager
Ramphocelus carbo
Russet-backed Oropendola
Psarocolius angustifrons
📅 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 Scaly-breasted Wren in Manu National Park?
About 11% of visitor-days record a Scaly-breasted Wren sighting in Manu National Park, based on 585 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Scaly-breasted Wren in Manu National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Scaly-breasted Wren in Manu National Park in our monthly data.