Pheugopedius mystacalis
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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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Whiskered Wren sighting in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, based on 235 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 186th most-seen of the 424 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and May
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Whiskered Wren in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–April and June–December, 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.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Whiskered Wren sightings, Los Nevados National Natural Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Henri Pittier National Park (Venezuela, about 20%) and Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (Colombia, about 10%).
Same family: Troglodytidae
The closest relatives of the Whiskered 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 Whiskered Wren is recorded against all the birds logged in Los Nevados National Natural Park (235 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.
