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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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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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in January · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Socorro WrenTroglodytes sissoniiThe Socorro wren is a species of bird in the family Troglodytidae.
Clarion WrenTroglodytes tanneriThe Clarión wren looks much like a house wren but is larger with a prominently longer bill, somewhat approaching the Carolina wren in form.
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