Pheugopedius rutilus
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The rufous-breasted wren (Pheugopedius rutilus) is a small songbird of the family Troglodytidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. The rufous-breasted wren was formerly placed in the genus Thryothorus which in the old, broad sense was a motley assemblage of similar-looking wrens. Since being moved into genus Pheugopedius it has at times been treated as conspecific with speckle-breasted wren (P. sclateri) and spot-breasted wren (P. maculipectus). They do form a superspecies.
The rufous-breasted wren has seven subspecies: Adult rufous-breasted wrens of the nominate subspecies are 14 cm (5.5 in) long and weigh 13.5 to 18.5 g (0.48 to 0.65 oz). Their crowns and upperparts are warm brown; their tail is gray-brown with heavy dark brown bars. They have a white supercilium with a black edge above it. Their face and throat are speckled black and white. The chest is bright chestnut... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 2 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 5 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 8 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 10 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 11 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 13 | Marino Ballena National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 14 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caracas | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 2 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Valencia | 🇻🇪 Venezuela |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-breasted Wren sighting in Caracas on a given day, based on 1,231 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 60th most-seen of the 295 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-breasted Wren in Caracas on a given day, against about 10% in September to July, the lowest months. That is one of Caracas's wettest months, with about 120 mm of rain against 15 mm in March.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rufous-breasted 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.
Yes
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Rufous-breasted Wren sightings, Caracas has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come San José (Costa Rica, under 5%) and Panama City (Panama, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rufous-breasted Wren is recorded against all the birds logged in Caracas (1,231 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.
