Yellow-crowned Whitestart (Myioborus flavivertex)
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Yellow-crowned Whitestart

Myioborus flavivertex (Salvin, 1887)

13 cmLength15 gWeight

The yellow-crowned whitestart (Myioborus flavivertex), Santa Marta whitestart or yellow-crowned redstart, is a species of bird in the family Parulidae, the New World warblers.

Busiest months: February · Most records: Colombia

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Yellow-crowned Whitestart has been recorded at 4 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Cuchilla San LorenzoColombia1,799 records
  2. El Dorado ProAves ReserveColombia1,571 records
  3. RNA Proaves El Dorado – LodgeColombia324 records
More places
  1. Bellavista – VeredaColombia4 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Colombia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The yellow-crowned whitestart (Myioborus flavivertex), Santa Marta whitestart or yellow-crowned redstart, is a species of bird in the family Parulidae, the New World warblers. It is endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta of Colombia.

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Questions

How big is the Yellow-crowned Whitestart?

The Yellow-crowned Whitestart is about 13 cm long and weighs around 15 g.

Where does the Yellow-crowned Whitestart live?

Its breeding range: South America: northeastern Colombia. It is most often recorded in Colombia.

When is the best time to see the Yellow-crowned Whitestart?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in February (Northern Hemisphere).

Is the Yellow-crowned Whitestart endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Yellow-crowned Whitestart as Least Concern.

What does the Yellow-crowned Whitestart eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Yellow-crowned Whitestart in?

It belongs to the family New World Warblers (Parulidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Length
13 cm
Weight
15 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
62 mm
Tail
60 mm
Bill
12 mm
Tarsus
19 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

South America: northeastern Colombia

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
New World Warblers Parulidae
Genus
Myioborus

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Yellow-crowned Whitestart

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