Santa Marta Wren

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The Santa Marta Wren is classified as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

The Santa Marta Wren (Troglodytes monticola) is a species of bird in the Troglodytidae family. It is endemic to Colombia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. References - * BirdLife International 2005. Troglodytes monticola. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 July 2007. Stub icon This Troglodytidae-related article is a stub. More

The Santa Marta Wren is quite enigmatic and little-studied. Footnotes - 1. ^ Etymology: Ancient Greek τρωγλοδύτες "cave-dwellers" (compare troglodyte), from trogle (τρώγλη) "hole" + dyein (δυειν) "to enter". In reference to the tendency of these wrens to enter small crevices as they search for food. 2. ^ a b c d Martínez Gómez et al. (2005) 3. More

Order : Passeriformes
Family : Troglodytidae
Genus : Troglodytes
Species : monticola
Authority : Bangs, 1899