Troglodytes solstitialis
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
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 Podocarpus National Park on a given day, based on 312 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 52nd most-seen of the 446 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and December
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Wren in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, against about 20% in January and March–November, 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.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Mountain Wren sightings, Podocarpus National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Los Nevados National Natural Park (Colombia, about 20%) and Chingaza National Natural Park (Colombia, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mountain Wren is recorded against all the birds logged in Podocarpus National Park (312 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.
