Troglodytes solstitialis
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The mountain wren (Troglodytes solstitialis) is a species of bird in the family Troglodytidae. It is found in the Andes of northwestern Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and western Venezuela. The mountain wren has at times been considered to include the Santa Marta wren (Troglodytes monticola), ochraceous wren (T. achraceus), rufous-browed wren (T. rufociliatus), and tepui wren (T. rufulus) as subspecies. The South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society (SACC/AOS) considers the five of them to be a superspecies. The mountain wren has five subspecies:
The adult of the nominate subspecies has a rufous brown forehead and crown, a less reddish brown nape, shoulders, back, and rump, and a rufous brown tail with narrow black bars. The folded wings also appear barred. It has a buffy brown supercilium with a darker brown line behind... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bogota | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Wren sighting in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, based on 967 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 48th most-seen of the 424 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.
September
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Wren in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, against about 10% in January–March and June, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mountain 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.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Mountain Wren sightings, Los Nevados National Natural Park ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Podocarpus National Park (Ecuador, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mountain Wren is recorded against all the birds logged in Los Nevados National Natural Park (967 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.
