Mérida wren
Cistothorus meridae Hellmayr, 1907
The mérida wren (Cistothorus meridae) is a species in the family Troglodytidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 9.46 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the mérida wren
- Weight
- 9.46 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
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the mérida wren live?
Not recorded
What is the mérida wren?
The Mérida wren (Cistothorus meridae), or paramo wren, is a species of bird in the family Troglodytidae. It is endemic to Venezuela.
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Is the mérida wren endangered?
The mérida wren is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- 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 Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the mérida wren classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyTroglodytidae
- genusCistothorus
- SpeciesCistothorus meridae Hellmayr, 1907
Synonyms Cistothorus platensis meridae
Other names and names in other languages (31)
- Merida wrenEnglish
- Merida wrenEnglish
- cargolet de MéridaCatalan
- střízlík méridskýCzech
- dryw ParamoWelsh
- Mérida GræssmutteDanish
- MeridazaunkönigGerman
- Merida-ZaunkönigGerman
- MéridazaunkönigGerman
- merida trogloditoEsperanto
- Cucarachero de MéridaSpanish
- venezuelanpeukaloinenFinnish
- Troglodyte du MéridaFrench
- meridski palčićCroatian
- méridai rétiökörszemHungarian
- Scricciolo del paramoItalian
- ミヤマヌマミソサザイJapanese
- meridinė trumpasnapė karietaitėLithuanian
- PáramowinterkoningDutch
- meridasmettNorwegian
- strzyżyk smugogrzbietyPolish
- carriça-de-méridaPortuguese
- corruíra-de-méridaPortuguese
- Меридский крапивникRussian
- Белобровый короткоклювый крапивникRussian
- oriešok hôľnySlovak
- méridagärdsmygSwedish
- Merida ÇıtkuşuTurkish
- овад венесуельськийUkrainian
- 沼泽鹪鹩Chinese
- 沼澤鷦鷯Chinese
Relatives of the mérida wren
Other species in the same genus Cistothorus.
Marsh wren
Cistothorus palustris
Apolinar's wren
Cistothorus apolinari
Grass wren
Cistothorus platensis
CompareMérida wren vs Marsh wrenMérida wren vs Apolinar's wrenMérida wren vs Grass wren
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the mérida wren?
An adult mérida wren weighs 9.46 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the mérida wren endangered?
The mérida wren is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the mérida wren?
The mérida wren (Cistothorus meridae) 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.
- AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
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