Cyphorhinus dichrous
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The northern chestnut-breasted wren (Cyphorhinus dichrous) is a species of passerine bird in the wren family Troglodytidae that is found in central Colombia, Ecuador and northern Peru. It was formerly considered as a subspecies of the chestnut-breasted wren (Cyphorhinus thoracicus) now renamed the southern chestnut-breasted wren.
The northern chestnut-breasted wren was formally described in 1879 by the English ornithologists Philip Sclater and Osbert Salvin based on a specimen collected near the town of Remedios in Colombia. They coined the binomial name Cyphorhinus dichrous where the specific epithet is from Ancient Greek meaning "two-coloured". The northern chestnut-breasted wren was formerly considered as a subspecies of the chestnut-breasted wren (Cyphorhinus thoracicus) now renamed the southern chestnut-breasted wren. The species were split based on the significant vocal differences despite the minor difference in plumage color. The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised. Wikipedia →
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Colombia · 2019
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Colombia · 2022
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Colombia · 2025
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Chestnut-breasted Wren sighting in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, based on 477 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 102nd most-seen of the 424 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.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Chestnut-breasted Wren in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Northern Chestnut-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 2 parks where we can rate Northern Chestnut-breasted Wren sightings, Los Nevados National Natural Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (Colombia, about 10%).
Same family: Troglodytidae
The closest relatives of the Northern Chestnut-breasted Wren that you can see in Los Nevados National Natural Park (family Troglodytidae, Wrens) are Grass Wren (about 30%), Gray-breasted Wood-Wren (about 20%) and Mountain Wren (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Northern Chestnut-breasted Wren is recorded against all the birds logged in Los Nevados National Natural Park (477 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.
