Spectacled Whitestart (Myioborus melanocephalus) | Photos, Calls and ID

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Spectacled Whitestart (Myioborus melanocephalus), photo 1 — Photo: Anna Hess · CC BY 4.0

Spectacled Whitestart (Myioborus melanocephalus), photo 2 — Photo: Allan Harris · CC0

Spectacled Whitestart (Myioborus melanocephalus), photo 3 — Photo: Charlie O'Brien · CC0

Spectacled Whitestart (Myioborus melanocephalus), photo 4 — Photo: Charlie O'Brien · CC0

Spectacled Whitestart (Myioborus melanocephalus), photo 5 — Photo: capacoscar · CC BY 4.0

Spectacled Whitestart (Myioborus melanocephalus), photo 6 — Photo: capacoscar · CC BY 4.0

Spectacled Whitestart (Myioborus melanocephalus), photo 9 — Photo: (c) Claude Kolwelter, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Spectacled Whitestart (Myioborus melanocephalus), photo 10 — Photo: (c) Esteban Poveda, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

What the Spectacled Whitestart sounds like

Sonogram of the Spectacled Whitestart: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.

Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Napo: Salcedo-Tena road at Río Anatenorio, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Loja: Cerro Acanamá, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Carchi: Loma Laurel, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

ID tip

The spectacled whitestart generally weighs between 10 and 13 grams, and is between 13 and 13.5 centimetres (5.1 and 5.3 in) long. The species has a black face and crown, while the nape of the neck and the back are grey. The tail is largely black, but the outermost feathers have some white on them. The underside of the throat, from the throat to the tail, is yellow. The undertail coverts are white. The beak and the legs are black, while the iris is dark. Males and females are indistinguishable. Juveniles have grey on the head and back, and have an underside that is paler yellow.

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When to see the Spectacled Whitestart

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Spectacled Whitestart

Regular range

The map shades 4 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Ecuador Peru Bolivia Colombia

About the Spectacled Whitestart

The spectacled whitestart or spectacled redstart is a species of bird in the family Parulidae. It is found in humid Andean forests, woodland and scrub from southern Colombia to Bolivia

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Easily confused with

Golden-fronted WhitestartMyioborus ornatusThe golden-fronted whitestart or the golden-fronted redstart, is a species of bird in the family Parulidae.

Collared WhitestartMyioborus torquatusThe collared whitestart is around 13 centimetres (5 in) in length with a weight of 10.5 grams (0.4 oz).

Brown-capped WhitestartMyioborus brunnicepsThe brown-capped whitestart or brown-capped redstart is a species of bird in the family Parulidae.

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