Monday, 15 December 2025

Collared Whitestart (Myioborus torquatus)


OTHER NAMES: Collared Redstart

Latin Etymology: Myioborus ("fly devouring") torquatus ("collared")

 

Collared Redstart (Myioborus torquatus) at San Gerardo de Dota, Costa Rica - November 2025

Featured Subspecies: N/A 
Weight: 10g  /  Length: 13cm  /  Wingspan: ?
NO UK STATUS IUCN Red List: Least Concern

An endemic of the Talamancan Montane Forests that run down the centre of Costa Rica and Panama, they are found from 1500m up to the timberline. A species I saw reasonably often at San Gerardo de Dota, unusually for a small warbler, they seemed to spend time on the ground willingly.
 
Related Species: 
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Parulidae
Genus: Myioborus
SUBSPECIES: none - monotypic 
 
- Sighting Locations -

COSTA RICA - Spanish - Candelita Collareja ("Collared Little Candle")
Endemic to the Central Mountains of Costa Rica and neighbouring Panama
- COSTA RICA 2025 TRIP: Seen at San Gerardo de Dota 

Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto

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