The Santa Marta wren (Troglodytes monticola) is a species of bird in the family Troglodytidae.

The adult's crown and upperparts are rufous brown with blackish barring on the lower back.

Its chin is pale buff that darkens to buffy brown on the throat and chest.

It inhabits the edges of elfin forest, páramo, and scrub at tree line.

[1] It "is largely contained within Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta National Park; but, despite supposedly protected status of the area, forest destruction, overgrazing and burning continue almost unabated.