Troglodytes rufociliatus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The rufous-browed wren (Troglodytes rufociliatus) is a species of bird in the family Troglodytidae. It is found in Central America from Mexico south into Nicaragua. The rufous-browed wren has been treated as conspecific with the mountain wren (Troglodytes solstitialis) but DNA analysis supports that it is a species in its own right.
The rufous-browed wren is 10 to 11.5 cm (3.9 to 4.5 in) long and weighs 11 g (0.39 oz). The adults of both sexes of the nominate subspecies have a dark brown crown, back, and rump and a warm brown tail. Their back and tail have dark bars. They have a pale buff supercilium and darker brown cheeks. Their chin is buffy and their throat and chest yellowish buff that is darker on the sides. The lower belly and vent area are barred. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Tigra National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | El Triunfo | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Celaque National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-browed Wren sighting in Celaque National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 170th most-seen of the 193 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and May
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-browed Wren in Celaque National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–April and June–December, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rufous-browed Wren sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Rufous-browed Wren sightings, Celaque National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in La Tigra National Park (Honduras, about 10%) and El Triunfo (Mexico, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rufous-browed Wren is recorded against all the birds logged in Celaque National Park (7 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
