Dec 26, 2023
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Spectacled Whitestart (Jeff Maw)
Warbler Showdown Finale: Bracket 6
Choose your Warbler
Spectacled Whitestart
Painted Redstart
Collared Whitestart
Spectacled Whitestart (Myioborus melanocephalus)
IUCN Rating: Least Concern
Range: southern Colombia to Bolivia, concentrated in the Andes
Habitat: humid montane forest, as well as elfin and cloudforest and their edges; elevation 2000-4000m
Subspecies: 5
Painted Redstart (Myioborus pictus)
IUCN Rating: Least Concern
Range: mountainous regions of the southwestern US and Mexico, as well as Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua
Habitat: pine-oak woodlands, though in the north they prefer canyon valleys and in the south they can be found in more arid areas
Subspecies: 2
Collared Whitestart (Myioborus torquatus)
IUCN Rating: Least Concern
Range: Costa Rica and Panama
Habitat: humid montane forest, as well as adjacent ravines, pastures, and second growth, as it prefers the edges rather than the interior forest
Subspecies: none
Image Sources: Spectacled (David Pereksta); PARE (Anon); Collared (Mason Maron)
Spectacled Whitestart (Jeff Hapeman)
Spectacled Whitestart (David Monroy Rengifo)
Warbler Showdown; Bracket 6, Poll 2
Spectacled vs Brown-capped
Spectacled Whitestart
Brown-capped Whitestart
Spectacled Whitestart (Myioborus melanocephalus)
IUCN Rating: Least Concern
Range: southern Colombia to Bolivia, concentrated in the Andes
Habitat: humid montane forest, as well as elfin and cloudforest and their edges; elevation 2000-4000m
Subspecies: 5
Brown-capped Whitestart (Myioborus brunniceps)
IUCN Rating: Least Concern
Range: central Bolivia to north-central Argentina, on the East slope of the Andes; also found in Sierras de Córdoba in central Argentina
Habitat: found in submontane and montane forests and their edges; elevation 1400-3200m typically, but in some populations can reach 3800m, or down to 400m in the non-breeding season
Subspecies: None
Image Sources: Spectacled (David Pereksta); brown-capped (Pablo Re)