Wrens (Troglodytidae)

Merida Wren (Cistothorus meridae) - HBW 10, p. 413

French: Troglodyte du Mérida German: Meridazaunkönig Spanish: Cucarachero de Mérida
Other common names: Paramo Wren

Taxonomy: Cistothorus platensis meridae Hellmayr, 1907, El Loro, 3000 m, Mérida, Venezuela.
Probably closely related to C. platensis and C. apolinari. Monotypic.

Distribution: Venezuelan Andes from S Trujillo (Teta de Niquitao) S to N Táchira.