House Wren
Troglodytes aedon
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTroglodytidae (Wrens)
- GenusTroglodytes (Troglodytes Wrens)
- SpeciesTroglodytes aedon (House Wren)
Closest Relatives at Shenandoah National Park
Winter Wren
Troglodytes hiemalis
Carolina Wren
Thryothorus ludovicianus
Marsh Wren
Cistothorus palustris
Grass Wren
Cistothorus platensis
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Tufted Titmouse
Baeolophus bicolor
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Carolina Chickadee
Poecile carolinensis
American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis
Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
📅 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 House Wren in Shenandoah National Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a House Wren sighting in Shenandoah National Park, based on 1505 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see House Wren in Shenandoah National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for House Wren in Shenandoah National Park in our monthly data.