Birds of Colombia - Myioborus


Yellow-crowned Whitestart (Myioborus flavivertex) ENDEMIC Santa Marta Sierra Nevada, Colombia
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Spectacled Whitestart (Myioborus melanocephalus ruficoronatus) Ecuador
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Spectacled Whitestart (Myioborus melanocephalus) Tapichalaca Reserve, Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador
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Slate-throated Whitestart (Myioborus miniatus ballux) La Romera, Itagui, Antioquia, Colombia
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Common and widespread. Note flash of white tail when bird is foraging, often in pairs. Red-bellied in Mexico, more orange in Central America, and yellow in South America.


Golden-fronted Whitestart (Myioborus ornatus chrysops) Sibundoy, Colombia The red crown seen in southeastern part of range may indicate hybridization with the Spectacled Whitestart.
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Golden-fronted Whitestart (Myioborus ornatus ornatus) Chingaza National Park, Colombia White-faced eastern Andes race, sometimes considered a different species.
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Golden-fronted Whitestart (Myioborus ornatus chrysops) Jardin, Antioquia, Colombia Yellow-faced western Andean race.
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© Tom Friedel - All Rights Reserved, except for images and data otherwise noted.       Colombia       Panama       Ecuador       Costa Rica       Mexico
Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba