Pheugopedius sclateri
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The speckle-breasted wren (Pheugopedius sclateri) is a species of bird in the family Troglodytidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The speckle-breasted wren has at times been treated as conspecific with rufous-breasted wren (P. rutilus) and spot-breasted wren (P. maculipectus). They do form a superspecies.
The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) and the Clements taxonomy recognize three subspecies. The names in parentheses are from Clements. Pheugopedius sclateri sclateri (Marañon) Taczanowski (1879) Pheugopedius sclateri columbianus (Colombian) Chapman (1924)
Pheugopedius sclateri paucimaculatus (speckle-breasted) Sharpe (1882) BirdLife International (BLI) treats all three subspecies as separate species and calls them the "Maranon", "Colombian", and "speckle-breasted" wrens. The nominate P. s. sclateri is 14.5 to 15.5 cm (5.7 to 6.1 in) long and weighs 20 g (0.71 oz). Adults have a reddish brown crown and a medium brown back and rump. Their tail has alternating gray and dull black bars. They have a narrow white supercilium and a dark eyestripe; the sides of the face and neck are mottled black and white. Their... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Speckle-breasted Wren sighting in Machalilla National Park on a given day, based on 125 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 58th most-seen of the 248 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.
May
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Speckle-breasted Wren in Machalilla National Park on a given day, against about 10% in January–February, June–July and September, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Speckle-breasted 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.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Speckle-breasted Wren sightings, Machalilla National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Podocarpus National Park (Ecuador, under 5%).
Same family: Troglodytidae
The closest relatives of the Speckle-breasted Wren that you can see in Machalilla National Park (family Troglodytidae, Wrens) are Southern House Wren (about 60%), Fasciated Wren (about 20%) and Superciliated Wren (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Speckle-breasted Wren is recorded against all the birds logged in Machalilla National Park (125 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.
