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Santa Marta Wren
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Santa Marta Wren
Troglodytes monticola
The Santa Marta wren (Troglodytes monticola) is a species of bird in the Troglodytidae family. It is endemic to Colombia.
From the article Santa Marta wren on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
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.
Range & habitat
The Santa Marta wren is found only in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta of northern Colombia. It inhabits the edges of elfin forest, páramo, and scrub at tree line. In elevation it ranges from 3,200 to 4,800 m (10,500 to 15,700 ft).
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
What it does
The Santa Marta wren forages from the ground to middle levels and sometimes joins mixed species foraging flocks. No information on its diet has been published.
Wikipedia: “Feeding”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 7561.