Pheugopedius mystacalis
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
The whiskered wren (Pheugopedius mystacalis) is a species of bird in the family Troglodytidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. The whiskered wren was at one time treated as conspecific with the moustached wren (Pheugopedius genibarbis). It has eight subspecies:
Pheugopedius mystacalis consobrinus Madarász (1904) Pheugopedius mystacalis ruficaudatus Berlepsch (1883) Pheugopedius mystacalis tachirensis Phelps & Gilliard (1941) Pheugopedius mystacalis saltuensis Bangs (1910) Pheugopedius mystacalis yanachae Meyer de Schauensee (1951)
Pheugopedius mystacalis mystacalis Sclater (1860) Pheugopedius mystacalis macrurus Allen (1889) Pheugopedius mystacalis amaurogaster Chapman (1914) The whiskered wren is 16 cm (6.3 in) long; a specimen from Venezuela weighed 29 g (1.0 oz). The nominate adult has a grayish-black crown, olivaceous gray nape, bright chestnut shoulders, back, and rump, and a reddish brown tail with dull black bars. It has a grayish white supercilium, a black line through the eye, blackish cheeks with a white line below and a black malar stripe below that. The chin and throat are off-white, the chest gray darkening... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 2 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Whiskered Wren sighting in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park on a given day, based on 354 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 125th most-seen of the 542 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Whiskered Wren in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–February and July, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Whiskered Wren sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Whiskered Wren sightings, Farallones de Cali National Natural Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Henri Pittier National Park (Venezuela, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Whiskered Wren is recorded against all the birds logged in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (354 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.
