Alternative name: Brown-capped Whitestart
- Myioborus brunniceps
Identification
13 cm (5 in)
- Grey head
- Rufous crown patch
- White eye-crescents
- Whitish supraloral stripe
- Grey upperparts
- Olive patch on mantle
Distribution
South America: found in the Andes of Bolivia (La Paz and Cochabamba) to north-western Argentina.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Tepui Redstart was in the past considered a part of Brown-capped Redstart.
Habitat
Sub-montane and montane forests, forest edges and clearings. Humid to dry Sierran Chocó forest. Observed at heights around at 918-1,250 m, though may occur between 1400 to 3800 m.
Behaviour
Diet
They forage mostly by gleaning busily at low to middle heights.
Their main diet consists of insects and probably other arthropods including small spiders and larvae.
Vocalisation
Call: an even, fast trill.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- SACC proposal to split Tepui Redstart from Brown-capped Redstart
- Curson, J. & Kirwan, G.M. (2020). Brown-capped Whitestart (Myioborus brunniceps). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/61529 on 6 March 2020)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Brown-capped Redstart. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 11 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Brown-capped_Redstart
