Yellow-crowned Whitestart
Myioborus flavivertex
LCLeast Concern Endemic to Colombia
- Family
- New World Warblers (Parulidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The yellow-crowned whitestart (Myioborus flavivertex), Santa Marta whitestart or yellow-crowned redstart, is a species of bird in the family Parulidae, the New World warblers. It is endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta of Colombia.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Santa Marta Mountains (northeastern Colombia).
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Continents
Countries
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Yellow-crowned whitestart
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
