Slate-throated Redstart
A species of Whitestarts Scientific name : Myioborus miniatus Genus : Whitestarts
Slate-throated Redstart, A species of Whitestarts
Botanical name: Myioborus miniatus
Genus: Whitestarts
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Description
The slate-throated whitestart is a long-tailed warbler measuring 12 cm (4.7 in) long. It has a deep rufous head, dark back, and contrasting bright yellow breast, belly and white vent and tail tips. The bill is black, and the legs are blackish-gray. While most of its plumage changes little throughout its large range, the underparts grade from yellow in most of its range, to red in the northernmost part. 
Size
15 cm (6 in)
Feeding Habits
Slate-throated Redstart primarily consumes flying insects, invertebrates, insect larvae, Cecropia plant bodies, small snails, and jumping spiders, foraging with agility across different elevations and times, showcasing unique dietary diversity.
Habitat
Slate-throated Redstart thrives in mid-elevation montane and submontane forests, predominantly inhabiting evergreen and mixed pine-evergreen forests. Found across a broad geographical range from the mountains north of the Orinoco River in South America to the highlands of Central America and Mexico, it occupies regions generally between 600–3,000 meters in elevation. The species favors humid montane forests, often at forest edges or in treefall gaps, and is common in wet highland forests. Despite being adaptable to human-altered landscapes, slate-throated Redstart exhibits a preference for undisturbed habitats and is tolerant of human disturbance.
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird Feeder Type
Platform
Behavior
Pairs remain together throughout year, often accompanying mixed flocks. It hops and flits about while flashing its tail to frighten insects which are then caught in aerial pursuits. It will occasionally take protein corpuscles from Cecropia plants and will occasionally glean insects from tree bark. The slate-throated whitestart's call note is a sharp "pik" note. The song varies with region, although throughout most of range it is a varied series of whistled notes, some slurred up, some slurred down. From April to May, pairs nest in a bulky, roofed structure with a side entrance, usually nestled in niche in bank or steep slope. The female lays 3, or sometimes 2, speckled white eggs.
Distribution Area
It is found disjunctly in humid highland forests, from upper understory to mid canopy, in Mexico, Central America, the Andes from western Venezuela to northwestern Argentina, the Venezuelan Coastal Range, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and the tepuis. It occurs at around 600 to 2,500 m (2,000 to 8,200 ft) above sea level.
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
New world warblers Genus
Whitestarts Species
Slate-throated Redstart 
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