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 Rocky Mountain National Park
House Wren
Troglodytes aedon
Rock Wren
Salpinctes obsoletus
Pacific Wren
Troglodytes pacificus
Canyon Wren
Catherpes mexicanus
Winter Wren
Troglodytes hiemalis
Mountain Chickadee
Poecile gambeli
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Black-billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Pygmy Nuthatch
Sitta pygmaea
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri
📅 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 Rocky Mountain National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Marsh Wren sighting in Rocky Mountain National Park, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Marsh Wren in Rocky Mountain National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Marsh Wren in Rocky Mountain National Park in our monthly data.