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| − | [[Image:3908Slate-throated Redstart 110307-02.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Subspecies ''M. m. | + | [[Image:3908Slate-throated Redstart 110307-02.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Subspecies ''M. m. comptus''. <br />Photo by {{user|jonlowes|jonlowes}}<br />Reserva Biologica Bosque Nuboso Monteverde, [[Costa Rica]], 11th March 2007]] |
;[[:Category:Myioborus|Myioborus]] miniatus | ;[[:Category:Myioborus|Myioborus]] miniatus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Slate-gray upperparts, black face and throat The breast and belly are red in ''M.m minatus'' or yellow-orange in ''M.m. | + | Slate-gray upperparts, black face and throat. The breast and belly are red in ''M.m minatus'' or yellow-orange in ''M.m. comptus''. Has chestnut-brown crown. The tail is slate-gray with white edges and the wings are black. Thin, pointed bill. |
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | Northern [[Mexico]] south to [[Central America]] and [[South America]]. | + | Northern [[Mexico]] south to [[Central America]] and [[South America]] to [[Bolivia]] and [[Brazil]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
[[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]], 25th June 2011]] | [[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]], 25th June 2011]] | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Wooded pine-oak canyons. | + | Wooded pine-oak canyons, other forests, woodlands and clearings. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
Revision as of 20:30, 30 September 2018
Subspecies M. m. comptus.
Photo by jonlowes
Reserva Biologica Bosque Nuboso Monteverde, Costa Rica, 11th March 2007
Photo by jonlowes
Reserva Biologica Bosque Nuboso Monteverde, Costa Rica, 11th March 2007
- Myioborus miniatus
Identification
Slate-gray upperparts, black face and throat. The breast and belly are red in M.m minatus or yellow-orange in M.m. comptus. Has chestnut-brown crown. The tail is slate-gray with white edges and the wings are black. Thin, pointed bill.
Distribution
Northern Mexico south to Central America and South America to Bolivia and Brazil.
Taxonomy
Twelve subspecies are recognized:
- M. m. miniatus
- M. m. molochinus
- M. m. intermedius
- M. m. hellmayri
- M. m. connectens
- M. m. comptus
- M. m. aurantiacus
- M. m. ballux
- M. m. sanctaemartae
- M. m. pallidiventris
- M. m. subsimilis
- M. m. verticalis
Habitat
Wooded pine-oak canyons, other forests, woodlands and clearings.
Behaviour
The diet includes insects caught on the wing.
Breeding: nests in embankments covered by foliage
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Slate-throated Redstart. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Slate-throated_Redstart
