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
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
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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