Santa Marta wren

Troglodytes monticola

The Santa Marta wren (Troglodytes monticola) is a bird found in Colombia. Found in Colombia. It eats insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Critically Endangered.

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Scientific name	Troglodytes monticola
Region	North America
Found in	Colombia

🏡 Where the Santa Marta wren lives

Found in Colombia.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs100%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Critically EndangeredAlmost gone from the wild.

💡 It weighs about 10 grams. It mostly eats insects and other small creatures.

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Recorded by Iván Lau (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC621053. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Santa Marta wren

Where does the Santa Marta wren live?

The Santa Marta wren lives in Colombia. Found in Colombia.

What does the Santa Marta wren eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 100%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Santa Marta wren endangered?

Almost gone from the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Critically Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.