Apolinar's wren
Cistothorus apolinari Chapman, 1914
The apolinar's wren (Cistothorus apolinari) is a species in the family Troglodytidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 17.7 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.
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Quick facts about the apolinar's wren
- Weight
- 17.7 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- grasslandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the apolinar's wren live?
Not recorded
What is the apolinar's wren?
Apolinar's wren (Cistothorus apolinari) is a passerine bird in the family Troglodytidae. It is endemic to Colombia.
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Is the apolinar's wren endangered?
The apolinar's wren is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Endangered species. What the categories mean.
How is the apolinar's wren classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyTroglodytidae
- genusCistothorus
- SpeciesCistothorus apolinari Chapman, 1914
Other names and names in other languages (35)
- Apolinar's marsh-wrenEnglish
- Apolinar's marsh-wrenEnglish
- cargolet d'ApolinarCatalan
- střízlík orobincovýCzech
- dryw ApolinarWelsh
- Bogotá GræssmutteDanish
- ApolinarzaunkönigGerman
- Apolinar-ZaunkönigGerman
- apolinara trogloditoEsperanto
- Cucarachero de pantanoSpanish
- Cucarachero de ApolinarSpanish
- الیکایی آپولینارPersian
- kolumbianpeukaloinenFinnish
- Troglodyte d'ApolinarFrench
- Troglodyte d’ApolinarFrench
- apolinarov palčićCroatian
- Apolinar-rétiökörszemHungarian
- Scricciolo di ApolinarItalian
- オオヌマミソサザイJapanese
- didžioji trumpasnapė karietaitėLithuanian
- Shádiʼááhdę́ę́ʼ dahtooʼ yinooghałiiNavajo
- Apolinars WinterkoningDutch
- sumpsmettNorwegian
- strzyżyk stokowyPolish
- corruíra-do-páramoPortuguese
- carriça-de-apolinarPortuguese
- Боготский крапивникRussian
- Большой короткоклювый крапивникRussian
- oriešok mokrinovýSlovak
- bogotágärdsmygSwedish
- apolinargärdsmygSwedish
- Apolinar ÇıtkuşuTurkish
- овад великийUkrainian
- 阿氏沼泽鹪鹩Chinese
- 阿波氏沼澤鷦鷯Chinese
Relatives of the apolinar's wren
Other species in the same genus Cistothorus.
Marsh wren
Cistothorus palustris
Grass wren
Cistothorus platensis
Mérida wren
Cistothorus meridae
CompareApolinar's wren vs Marsh wrenApolinar's wren vs Grass wrenApolinar's wren vs Mérida wren
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the apolinar's wren?
An adult apolinar's wren weighs 17.7 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the apolinar's wren endangered?
The apolinar's wren is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the apolinar's wren?
The apolinar's wren (Cistothorus apolinari) belongs to the family Troglodytidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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