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| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:Myioborus miniatus (Slate-throated Redstar.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Subspecies ''M. m. miniatus''<br />Photo © by {{user|Raul+Padilla|Raul Padilla}}<br />Pachuca, [[Mexico]], 25 June 2011]] |
;[[:Category:Myioborus|Myioborus]] miniatus | ;[[:Category:Myioborus|Myioborus]] miniatus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Slate-gray upperparts, black face and throat. | + | [[Image:3908Slate-throated Redstart 110307-02.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''M. m. comptus''. <br />Photo © by {{user|jonlowes|Jon Lowes}}<br />Reserva Biologica Bosque Nuboso Monteverde, [[Costa Rica]], 11 March 2007]] |
| − | + | Slate-gray upperparts, black face and throat. Has chestnut-brown crown. The tail is slate-gray with white edges and the wings are black. Thin, pointed bill. | |
| − | ==Similar species== | + | ====Variations==== |
| − | In Mexico, commonly confused with [[Painted Redstart]] which has a white arc under the eye and large white wing patches. | + | The breast and belly are red in ''M.m minatus'' or yellow-orange in ''M.m. comptus''. |
| − | + | ====Similar species==== | |
| + | In Mexico/the US, commonly confused with [[Painted Redstart]] which has a white arc under the eye and large white wing patches. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Northern [[Mexico]] south to [[Central America]] and [[South America]] to [[Bolivia]] and [[Brazil]]. | Northern [[Mexico]] south to [[Central America]] and [[South America]] to [[Bolivia]] and [[Brazil]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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| − | + | Twelve subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | |
| − | *''M. m. miniatus'' | + | *''M. m. miniatus'': Mountains of western [[Mexico]] (southern Sonora to Guerrero, Oaxaca and western Chiapas) |
| − | *''M. m. molochinus'' | + | *''M. m. molochinus'': Mountains of eastern Mexico (Sierra de Tuxtla in south-eastern Veracruz) |
| − | *''M. m. intermedius'' | + | *''M. m. intermedius'': South Mexico (extreme eastern Oaxaca and Chiapas) to eastern [[Guatemala]] |
| − | *''M. m. hellmayri'' | + | *''M. m. hellmayri'': Subtropical Pacific cordillera from Guatemala to south-western [[El Salvador]] |
| − | *''M. m. connectens'' | + | *''M. m. connectens'': Subtropical mountains of El Salvador and [[Honduras]] |
| − | *''M. m. comptus'' | + | *''M. m. comptus'': Subtropical mountains of [[Costa Rica]] (Cordillera Central and Guanacaste) |
| − | *''M. m. aurantiacus'' | + | *''M. m. aurantiacus'': Mountains of eastern Costa Rica (Cordillera de Talamanca) and western [[Panama]] |
| − | *''M. m. ballux'' | + | *''M. m. ballux'': Eastern Panama (Darién) to [[Colombia]], western [[Venezuela]] and north-western [[Ecuador]] |
| − | *''M. m. sanctaemartae'' | + | *''M. m. sanctaemartae'': Santa Marta Mountains (north-eastern [[Colombia]]) |
| − | *''M. m. pallidiventris'' | + | *''M. m. pallidiventris'': Coastal mountains of northern Venezuela (eastern Falcón to Monagas) |
| − | *''M. m. subsimilis'' | + | *''M. m. subsimilis'': West Andes of [[Ecuador]] (El Oro) to extreme north-western [[Peru]] (Piura) |
| − | *''M. m. verticalis'' | + | *''M. m. verticalis'': South East Ecuador to Peru, [[Bolivia]], south eastern Venezuela, [[Guyana]] and north western [[Brazil]] |
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Wooded pine-oak canyons, other forests, woodlands and clearings. | Wooded pine-oak canyons, other forests, woodlands and clearings. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | The diet | + | ====Diet==== |
| − | + | The diet consists mostly of insects caught on the wing. | |
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
Breeding: nests in embankments covered by foliage | Breeding: nests in embankments covered by foliage | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thOct22}} |
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch|Myioborus | + | {{GSearch|"Myioborus miniatus" {{!}} "Slate-throated Redstart"}} |
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Myioborus]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Myioborus]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:37, 25 August 2023
- Myioborus miniatus
Identification
Subspecies M. m. comptus.
Photo © by Jon Lowes
Reserva Biologica Bosque Nuboso Monteverde, Costa Rica, 11 March 2007
Photo © by Jon Lowes
Reserva Biologica Bosque Nuboso Monteverde, Costa Rica, 11 March 2007
Slate-gray upperparts, black face and throat. Has chestnut-brown crown. The tail is slate-gray with white edges and the wings are black. Thin, pointed bill.
Variations
The breast and belly are red in M.m minatus or yellow-orange in M.m. comptus.
Similar species
In Mexico/the US, commonly confused with Painted Redstart which has a white arc under the eye and large white wing patches.
Distribution
Northern Mexico south to Central America and South America to Bolivia and Brazil.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Twelve subspecies are recognized[1]:
- M. m. miniatus: Mountains of western Mexico (southern Sonora to Guerrero, Oaxaca and western Chiapas)
- M. m. molochinus: Mountains of eastern Mexico (Sierra de Tuxtla in south-eastern Veracruz)
- M. m. intermedius: South Mexico (extreme eastern Oaxaca and Chiapas) to eastern Guatemala
- M. m. hellmayri: Subtropical Pacific cordillera from Guatemala to south-western El Salvador
- M. m. connectens: Subtropical mountains of El Salvador and Honduras
- M. m. comptus: Subtropical mountains of Costa Rica (Cordillera Central and Guanacaste)
- M. m. aurantiacus: Mountains of eastern Costa Rica (Cordillera de Talamanca) and western Panama
- M. m. ballux: Eastern Panama (Darién) to Colombia, western Venezuela and north-western Ecuador
- M. m. sanctaemartae: Santa Marta Mountains (north-eastern Colombia)
- M. m. pallidiventris: Coastal mountains of northern Venezuela (eastern Falcón to Monagas)
- M. m. subsimilis: West Andes of Ecuador (El Oro) to extreme north-western Peru (Piura)
- M. m. verticalis: South East Ecuador to Peru, Bolivia, south eastern Venezuela, Guyana and north western Brazil
Habitat
Wooded pine-oak canyons, other forests, woodlands and clearings.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet consists mostly of insects caught on the wing.
Breeding
Breeding: nests in embankments covered by foliage
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Slate-throated Redstart. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 12 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Slate-throated_Redstart
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1
