Troglodytes rufociliatus
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-browed Wren sighting in La Tigra National Park on a given day, based on 50 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 51st most-seen of the 176 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and April
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-browed Wren in La Tigra National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September, the lowest month. Those are among La Tigra National Park's driest months, with about 50 mm of rain a month against 260 mm in June.
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.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Rufous-browed Wren sightings, La Tigra National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come El Triunfo (Mexico, about 10%) and Celaque National Park (Honduras, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rufous-browed Wren is recorded against all the birds logged in La Tigra National Park (50 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.
