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 Yellowstone National Park
Grass Wren
Cistothorus platensis
House Wren
Troglodytes aedon
Rock Wren
Salpinctes obsoletus
Canyon Wren
Catherpes mexicanus
Pacific Wren
Troglodytes pacificus
Common Raven
Corvus corax
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Mountain Chickadee
Poecile gambeli
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Regulus calendula
📅 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 Yellowstone National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Marsh Wren sighting in Yellowstone National Park, based on 60 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Marsh Wren in Yellowstone National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Marsh Wren in Yellowstone National Park in our monthly data.