Rock Wren
Salpinctes obsoletus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTroglodytidae (Wrens)
- GenusSalpinctes
- SpeciesSalpinctes obsoletus (Rock Wren)
Closest Relatives at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
House Wren
Troglodytes aedon
Bewick's Wren
Thryomanes bewickii
Canyon Wren
Catherpes mexicanus
Pacific Wren
Troglodytes pacificus
Marsh Wren
Cistothorus palustris
Winter Wren
Troglodytes hiemalis
Cactus Wren
Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
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 Rock Wren in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?
About 9% of visitor-days record a Rock Wren sighting in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, based on 269 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Rock Wren in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?
August has the highest sighting rate for Rock Wren in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in our monthly data.