Cabanis's Wren
Cantorchilus modestus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTroglodytidae (Wrens)
- GenusCantorchilus (Cantorchilus Wrens)
- SpeciesCantorchilus modestus (Cabanis's Wren)
Closest Relatives at Poás Volcano National Park
Bay Wren
Cantorchilus nigricapillus
Gray-breasted Wood-Wren
Henicorhina leucophrys
Ochraceous Wren
Troglodytes ochraceus
Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus
White-breasted Wood-Wren
Henicorhina leucosticta
Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager
Chlorospingus pileatus
Slaty Flowerpiercer
Diglossa plumbea
Mountain Elaenia
Elaenia frantzii
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Black-and-yellow Phainoptila
Phainoptila melanoxantha
Mountain Thrush
Turdus plebejus
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla
📅 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 Cabanis's Wren in Poás Volcano National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Cabanis's Wren sighting in Poás Volcano National Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Cabanis's Wren in Poás Volcano National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Cabanis's Wren in Poás Volcano National Park in our monthly data.