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Genus: Myioborus (12 species)

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White-faced Whitestart (Myioborus albifacies) Range: SA: s Venezuela

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White-fronted Whitestart (Myioborus albifrons) Near Threatened Range: SA: w Venezuela


Brown-capped Whitestart (Myioborus brunniceps) Range: SA: Bolivia and nw and wc Argentina Laguna Quirusillas, Bolivia
Photograph by Bradley Hacker © All Rights Reserved.

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Guaiquinima Whitestart (Myioborus cardonai) Near Threatened Range: SA: se Venezuela


Tepui Whitestart (Myioborus castaneocapilla) Range: SA: tepuis Venezuela
Photograph by David Ascanio - www.abtbirds.com © All Rights Reserved.


Yellow-crowned Whitestart (Myioborus flavivertex) Range: SA: ne Colombia Santa Marta Sierra Nevada, Colombia
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.


Spectacled Whitestart (Myioborus melanocephalus ruficoronatus) Range: SA: s Colombia to n Bolivia Ecuador
Photograph by Steve Riall © All Rights Reserved.


Spectacled Whitestart (Myioborus melanocephalus) Range: SA: s Colombia to n Bolivia Tapichalaca Reserve, Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador
Photograph by Graham Montgomery © All Rights Reserved.


Slate-throated Whitestart (Myioborus miniatus ballux) Range: MA, SA: Mexico to Bolivia and Guyana La Romera, Itagui, Antioquia, Colombia
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

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) Range: SA: Colombia and Venezuela Sibundoy, Colombia The red crown seen in southeastern part of range may indicate hybridization with the Spectacled Whitestart.
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.


Golden-fronted Whitestart (Myioborus ornatus chrysops) Range: SA: Colombia and Venezuela Jardin, Antioquia, Colombia Yellow-faced western Andean race.
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.


Golden-fronted Whitestart (Myioborus ornatus ornatus) Range: SA: Colombia and Venezuela Chingaza National Park, Colombia White-faced eastern Andes race, sometimes considered a different species.
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

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Paria Whitestart (Myioborus pariae) Endangered Range: SA: ne Venezuela

Found on the Paria Peninsula in Sucre, Venezuela.


Painted Whitestart (Myioborus pictus pictus) Range: NA, MA: sw USA to Nicaragua Sawmill Canyon, Arizona,
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas) © All Rights Reserved.


Collared Whitestart (Myioborus torquatus) Range: MA: Costa Rica and Panama Poas Volcano, Costa Rica
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

© 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