Myioborus ornatus
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In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
The golden-fronted whitestart, yellow-fronted whitestart, or golden-fronted redstart (Myioborus ornatus) is a species of bird in the family Parulidae, the New World warblers. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela. The white-fronted whitestart was formally described in 1840 with the binomial Setophaga ornata.
The species' further taxonomy is unsettled. However, in 2016 BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) split them into separate species. Confusingly, HBW calls M. ornatus the "yellow-fronted whitestart" and M. chrysops the "golden-fronted whitestart".
This article follows the majority's one species, two subspecies model. The golden-fronted whitestart is 13 to 13.5 cm (5.1 to 5.3 in) long; the nominate subspecies M. o. ornatus weighs about 11 to 13 g (0.39 to 0.46 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a bright yellow forehead and forecrown, a white face, and a blackish rear crown and rear sides of their head with a small white crescent on the ear coverts... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bogota | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Likely
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-fronted Redstart sighting in Chingaza National Natural Park on a given day, based on 745 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 7th most-seen of the 258 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-fronted Redstart in Chingaza National Natural Park on a given day, against about 50% in March and September–October, the lowest months. That is one of Chingaza National Natural Park's driest months, with about 130 mm of rain against 350 mm in April.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Golden-fronted Redstart sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Golden-fronted Redstart sightings, Chingaza National Natural Park has the highest daily chance: about 60%. Next come Los Nevados National Natural Park (Colombia, about 40%) and Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (Colombia, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Golden-fronted Redstart is recorded against all the birds logged in Chingaza National Natural Park (745 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
