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Collared Redstart
- Scientific name
- Myioborus torquatus
- Family
- Parulidae
- Conservation status
- Least concern
- Habitat
- Forest mixed
- Wing shape
- Rounded
- Tail shape
- Notched
Where it came from
The Collared Redstart, or Myioborus torquatus, is a member of the New World warbler family, specifically endemic to the high-elevation cloud forests of Costa Rica and western Panama. First described by English ornithologist Osbert Salvin in 1865, the species evolved as a distinct highland counterpart to other Central American redstarts, occupying cool, mossy forest understories where it actively forages for insects.
The bird is distinguished by its striking appearance, featuring a vibrant yellow forehead and breast contrasted with a slate-grey body and a distinct chestnut-colored band across its throat, which gives it its common name. Its physical anatomy—characterized by rounded wings and a notched tail—is highly adapted for the maneuverable, flycatching flight style required to navigate the dense, tangled vegetation of its montane habitat.
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