Photo: Félix Uribe from Colombia / CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Golden-fronted Whitestart
Myioborus ornatus
Golden-fronted Whitestart (Myioborus ornatus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Golden-fronted Whitestart (Myioborus ornatus) is a member of the Parulidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 11.7 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 ornatus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 11.7 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Parulidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Golden-fronted 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 Golden-fronted Whitestart is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Golden-fronted Whitestart (Myioborus ornatus) is a species of bird in the Parulidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans South America. Its distribution covers SA Colombia and Venezuela.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 11.7 g, with a wing length of about 6.9 cm and a tail of around 7 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 40,000 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Golden-fronted Whitestart?
The Golden-fronted Whitestart is a very small bird that weighs around 11.7 g.
Where does the Golden-fronted Whitestart live?
The Golden-fronted Whitestart is found across South America with a range covering SA Colombia and Venezuela, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Golden-fronted Whitestart belong to?
The Golden-fronted Whitestart (Myioborus ornatus) belongs to the Parulidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Golden-fronted Whitestart eat?
The Golden-fronted Whitestart is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Golden-fronted Whitestart migrate?
The Golden-fronted Whitestart is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Golden-fronted 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 Golden-fronted Whitestart make?
1 real field recording of the Golden-fronted 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 Golden-fronted Whitestart's range?
The Golden-fronted Whitestart has a mapped global range of about 40,000 km².
Conservation
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