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Southern House Wren

Q: What are the chances of seeing a Southern House Wren in Arequipa?

Likely. About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Southern House Wren sighting in Arequipa on a given day, based on 619 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 11th most-seen of the 61 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

Q: When is the best time to see a Southern House Wren in Arequipa?

October. In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Southern House Wren in Arequipa on a given day, against about 40% in February–April and July, the lowest months. That is one of Arequipa's driest months, with about 5 mm of rain against 45 mm in February.

Q: What time of day is best to see a Southern House Wren?

Between 9 am and noon. Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Southern House 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.

Q: Is Arequipa the best place to see a Southern House Wren?

32nd of 49. Of the 49 cities where we can rate Southern House Wren sightings, Arequipa ranks 32nd at about 50%. The best odds are in Santiago (Chile, about 90%), Natal (Brazil, about 80%) and Caracas (Venezuela, about 80%).

Q: Which relatives of the Southern House Wren live in Arequipa?

Same order: Passeriformes. The closest relatives of the Southern House Wren that you can see in Arequipa (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Chiguanco Thrush (over 90%), Rufous-collared Sparrow (about 90%) and Blue-and-white Swallow (about 80%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Q: Where does the Southern House Wren sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records. It is estimated from how often the Southern House Wren is recorded against all the birds logged in Arequipa (619 verified sightings), 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.

Troglodytes musculus

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KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyTroglodytidae (Wrens)
GenusTroglodytes (Troglodytes Wrens)
SpeciesTroglodytes musculus (Southern House Wren)

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

at Arequipa

In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%

619 Verified sightings at Arequipa

64,273 In all 83 parks From 2019 to 2026

October Best month

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

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About the Southern House Wren

The southern house wren (Troglodytes musculus) is a very small passerine bird in the wren family Troglodytidae. It is found from southern Mexico to southern Chile and southern Argentina. The name troglodytes means "hole dweller", and is a reference to the bird's tendency to disappear into crevices when hunting insects or to seek shelter. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the northern house wren (Troglodytes aedon).

The southern house wren was formally described in 1823 by the German naturalist Johann Andreas Naumann under the binomial name Troglodytes musculus. He specified the type locality as the state of Bahia in eastern Brazil. The specific epithet is Latin meaning "little mouse". The southern house wren was formerly considered to be part of the house wren complex that also included the northern house wren and six insular forms. The southern house wren was split from the complex based on the deep genetic divergence, differences in vocalizations and differences in morphology.

Twenty-one subspecies are recognised: Wikipedia →

Sounds

Recording0:15

Guatemala · 2026

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Brazil · 2026

Recording0:08

Argentina · 2026

Global Distribution

Where it is recorded most Our parks where it lives Our cities where it lives

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~80%
2	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~70%
3	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~70%
4	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~60%
5	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~60%
6	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~60%
7	Torres del Paine National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	~60%
8	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~60%
9	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~60%
10	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~60%
11	Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	~60%
12	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~60%
13	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~60%
14	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~50%
15	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	~50%
16	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~50%
17	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~50%
18	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~50%
19	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~50%
20	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~50%
21	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~50%
22	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~50%
23	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~40%
24	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~40%
25	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
26	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~40%
27	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
28	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~40%
29	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	~40%
30	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~40%
31	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
32	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~40%
33	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~40%
34	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	~30%
35	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
36	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
37	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
38	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
39	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~30%
40	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~30%
41	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
42	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
43	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~30%
44	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
45	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
46	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~20%
47	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
48	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
49	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
50	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~20%
51	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	~20%
52	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
53	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~20%
54	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
55	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
56	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
57	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
58	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
59	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
60	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
61	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
62	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
63	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
64	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
65	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
66	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
67	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
68	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
69	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~10%
70	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	~10%
71	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
72	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
73	Lauca National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	<5%
74	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
75	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	<5%
76	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	<5%
77	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
78	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
79	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	<5%
80	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
81	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
82	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
83	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%

Cities Where Found

#	City	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Santiago	🇨🇱 Chile	~90%
2	Natal	🇧🇷 Brazil	~80%
3	Caracas	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~80%
4	Rio de Janeiro	🇧🇷 Brazil	~80%
5	Bogota	🇨🇴 Colombia	~70%
6	Cordoba	🇦🇷 Argentina	~70%
7	Buenos Aires	🇦🇷 Argentina	~70%
8	Niterói	🇧🇷 Brazil	~70%
9	Rosario	🇦🇷 Argentina	~70%
10	Manaus	🇧🇷 Brazil	~70%

Closest Relatives at Arequipa

Turdus chiguanco

Daily sighting probability >90% · Very likely

Zonotrichia capensis

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Notiochelidon cyanoleuca

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Conirostrum cinereum

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Spinus magellanicus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Passer domesticus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Molothrus bonariensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Sicalis olivascens

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Geospizopsis plebejus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Porphyrospiza alaudina

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Cinclus leucocephalus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Rhopospina fruticeti

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Southern House Wren in Arequipa?

Likely

About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Southern House Wren sighting in Arequipa on a given day, based on 619 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 11th most-seen of the 61 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Southern House Wren in Arequipa?

October

In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Southern House Wren in Arequipa on a given day, against about 40% in February–April and July, the lowest months. That is one of Arequipa's driest months, with about 5 mm of rain against 45 mm in February.

What time of day is best to see a Southern House Wren?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Southern House 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.

Is Arequipa the best place to see a Southern House Wren?

32nd of 49

Of the 49 cities where we can rate Southern House Wren sightings, Arequipa ranks 32nd at about 50%. The best odds are in Santiago (Chile, about 90%), Natal (Brazil, about 80%) and Caracas (Venezuela, about 80%).

Which relatives of the Southern House Wren live in Arequipa?

Same order: Passeriformes

The closest relatives of the Southern House Wren that you can see in Arequipa (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Chiguanco Thrush (over 90%), Rufous-collared Sparrow (about 90%) and Blue-and-white Swallow (about 80%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Southern House Wren sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Southern House Wren is recorded against all the birds logged in Arequipa (619 verified sightings), 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.

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Southern House Wren

About the Southern House Wren

Sounds

Recent sightings of Southern House Wren in Arequipa

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

Cities Where Found

Closest Relatives at Arequipa

Chiguanco Thrush

Rufous-collared Sparrow

Blue-and-white Swallow

Cinereous Conebill

Hooded Siskin

House Sparrow

Shiny Cowbird

Greenish Yellow-Finch

Ash-breasted Sierra-Finch

Band-tailed Sierra-Finch

White-capped Dipper

Mourning Sierra-Finch

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Southern House Wren in Arequipa?

When is the best time to see a Southern House Wren in Arequipa?

What time of day is best to see a Southern House Wren?

Is Arequipa the best place to see a Southern House Wren?

Which relatives of the Southern House Wren live in Arequipa?

Where does the Southern House Wren sighting chance come from?