[2][3][4] It is endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Magdalena Department, Colombia.

[4] Ikakogi tayrona breed on vegetation alongside streams.

Attendance is nearly continuous during the night, whereas during the day the female may temporarily leave the clutch.

Experimental removal of attending females greatly increased mortality of the eggs.

[3] Part of the range is protected within the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta National Natural Park and in the El Dorado Nature Reserve by Fundación ProAves.