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Paria Whitestart

Myioborus pariae

Endangered · IUCN Red List

ENEndangeredEndemicInvertebratesForestSmall · 18 g

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The Paria whitestart is a small warbler, being about 13 centimeters (5.11 inches) in length. It has a gray head with a rufous crown and a bright yellow eyering & supraloral stripe. The upperparts are gray, with bright yellow throat and underparts, and the tail is black with white undertail coverts. The bill is black, the iris is brown, and the feet and legs are a blackish yellow. Adults of both sex are similar in plumage - it has been suggested, but not yet confirmed, that males could generally have brighter yellow on the face and a purer gray on the back.

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When to see the Paria Whitestart

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 9 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is May, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Paria Whitestart

Regular range

The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Venezuela

About the Paria Whitestart

The Paria whitestart, also known as the Paria redstart, yellow-faced whitestart or yellow-faced redstart, is a passerine bird of the New World warbler family, Parulidae. It is endemic to the Paria Peninsula in Venezuela, where it occurs primarily on the edges and in clearings of humid cloud forests. It is threatened by on-going habitat loss within its tiny range, which is near-entirely contained within the Península de Paria National Park.

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Easily confused with

White-faced WhitestartMyioborus albifaciesThe white-faced whitestart or white-faced redstart is a species of bird in the family Parulidae. Guaiquinima WhitestartMyioborus cardonaiThe Guaiquinima whitestart, also known as the Guaiquinima redstart, saffron-breasted whitestart, or saffron-breasted redstart, is a species of bird in the family Parulidae, the New World warblers. Tepui WhitestartMyioborus castaneocapillaThe tepui whitestart or tepui redstart is a species of bird in the family Parulidae.

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