Wrens (Troglodytidae)

Santa Marta Wren (Troglodytes monticola) - HBW 10, p. 439

French: Troglodyte des Santa Marta German: Santa Marta-Zaunkönig Spanish: Chochín de Santa Marta
Other common names: Paramo Wren

Taxonomy: Troglodytes monticola Bangs, 1899, Páramo de Chiruqua, 15,000 feet [c. 4570 m], Santa Marta Mountains, Colombia.
Frequently treated as a race of T. solstitialis, although morphologically closer to T. ochraceus; relationships with other montane congeners of Central and South America uncertain, and no DNA analysis yet undertaken. Monotypic.

Distribution: Upper elevations in Santa Marta massif, in N Colombia.