Canyon Wren

Where to see

Canyon Wren

Catherpes mexicanus

Big Bend National Park leads · 6 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Canyon Wren during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~40%
2 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~40%
3 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
4 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
5 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
6 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Canyon Wren?

Big Bend National Park

In Big Bend National Park, United States, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Canyon Wren sighting on a given day, the highest of the 6 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Canyon Wren?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are May, July–August and December in Big Bend National Park (about 50%), November in Zion National Park (about 60%) and August in Guadalupe Mountains National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Canyon Wren on a given day. Each park's Canyon Wren page has the full month-by-month chart.