Santa Marta Wren

Troglodytes monticola

Critically Endangered · IUCN Red List

CRCritically EndangeredEndemicInvertebratesForestTiny · 10 g

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The Santa Marta wren is 11.5 cm (4.5 in) long. The adult's crown and upperparts are rufous brown with blackish barring on the lower back. The tail is brown and also has dark barring. It has a buffy supercilium and eyering. Its chin is pale buff that darkens to buffy brown on the throat and chest. Its flanks are buffy white with dark brown bars and the vent area white with blackish bars. The juvenile is similar but has dark tips on the feathers of the back and underparts. Voice: The Santa Marta wren's song has not been formally described. Its call is a repeated "di-di".

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When to see the Santa Marta Wren

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 3 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is January, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Santa Marta Wren

Regular range

The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Santa Marta Wren

The Santa Marta wren is a species of bird in the family Troglodytidae. It is endemic to Colombia.

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