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Slate-throated Whitestart
Myioborus miniatus
Slate-throated Whitestart (Myioborus miniatus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Central America & Caribbean.
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The Slate-throated Whitestart (Myioborus miniatus) is a member of the Parulidae family found in Central America & Caribbean and South America. Adults weigh 9 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Parulidae New World Warblers
- Genus Myioborus
- Species miniatus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 9 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Parulidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Slate-throated Whitestart is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Slate-throated Whitestart is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Slate-throated Whitestart (Myioborus miniatus) belongs to the Parulidae family of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across Central America & Caribbean and South America. Its distribution covers MA, SA Mexico to Bolivia and Guyana.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 9 g, with a wing length of about 6.4 cm and a tail of around 6.5 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 1.3 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Slate-throated Whitestart?
The Slate-throated Whitestart is a very small bird that weighs around 9 g.
Where does the Slate-throated Whitestart live?
The Slate-throated Whitestart is found across Central America & Caribbean and South America with a range covering MA, SA Mexico to Bolivia and Guyana, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Slate-throated Whitestart belong to?
The Slate-throated Whitestart (Myioborus miniatus) belongs to the Parulidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Slate-throated Whitestart eat?
The Slate-throated Whitestart is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Slate-throated Whitestart migrate?
The Slate-throated Whitestart is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Slate-throated Whitestart endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Slate-throated Whitestart make?
1 real field recording of the Slate-throated Whitestart — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Slate-throated Whitestart's range?
The Slate-throated Whitestart has a mapped global range of about 1.3 million km².
Conservation
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