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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
This bird is more accurately called the Slate-throated Whitestart. The Redstart name persists popularly, notably in Cental America.
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Slate-gray upperparts, black face, throat, red breast, belly, and chestnut-brown crown. The tail is slate-gray with white edges and the wings are black. Thin, pointed bill.
  
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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Northern [[Mexico]] south to [[Central America]] and [[South America]].
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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Wooded pine-oak canyons.
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==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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The diet includes insects caught on the wing.
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Slate-throated+Redstart}}
 
{{GSearch|Slate-throated+Redstart}}
  
  
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Myioborus miniatus
Photo by jonlowes
Photo taken: Reserva Biologica Bosque Nuboso Monteverde, Costa Rica.

Identification

Slate-gray upperparts, black face, throat, red breast, belly, and 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.

Taxonomy

Habitat

Wooded pine-oak canyons.

Behaviour

The diet includes insects caught on the wing.

External Links

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