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Collared Redstart

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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 above, bright yellow below, 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

Costa Rica and western Panama.

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic.

[edit] Habitat

Mountains, ravines and pastures.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes insects.

Its nest has a roof, a round side entrance, built on the ground, from bark, plant fibres, leaves, and grass. 2-3 white or cream, brown spotted eggs are laid and incubated for about two weeks.

[edit] References

Wikipedia

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