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Collared Redstart

From Opus

Alternative name: Collared Whitestart

Myioborus torquatus
Photo by SeanKP  Savegre Mountain Lodge, Costa Rica
Photo by SeanKP
Savegre Mountain Lodge, Costa Rica

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[edit] Identification

12.5 cm

  • Slate black upperparts
  • Bright yellow underparts
  • Chestnut crown, bordered black
  • Bright yellow face
  • Black forehead
  • Black, white edged tail
  • Black breast band

Sexes similar
Juvenile: duller, browner back

  • Pale yellow underparts
  • Slate head

[edit] Distribution

Central America: found in the humid montane forests of Costa Rica and western Panama.

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

[edit] Habitat

Mountains, ravines and pastures.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] Diet

The diet includes insects. The nest is placed on the ground; it has a roof and side entrance and is formed from bark, plant fibres, leaves, and grass. The 2-3 white or cream, brown spotted eggs are incubated for about two weeks.

[edit] References

  1. Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
  2. Wikipedia

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