Myioborus miniatus
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The slate-throated whitestart (Myioborus miniatus), also known as the slate-throated redstart, is a small insectivorous bird in the New World warbler family Parulidae that is native to Central and South America. The slate-throated whitestart was formally described in 1827 by the English zoologist William Swainson based on a specimen collected in Valladolid (Morelia) in the Mexican state of Michoacán. Swainson coined the binomial name Setophaga miniata where the specific epithet is from Latin miniatus meaning "painted vermilion". The slate-throated whitestart is now one of twelve species placed in the genus Myioborus that was introduced in 1865 by the American naturalist Spencer Baird.
Twelve subspecies are recognised: Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 2 | Toluca | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 4 | Puebla | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 5 | Cali | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | San Francisco | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Quito | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 8 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 9 | Tegucigalpa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 10 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Slate-throated Redstart sighting in Cali on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 141st most-seen of the 226 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Slate-throated Redstart in Cali on a given day, against under 5% in December to October, the lowest months. That is one of Cali's wettest months, with about 150 mm of rain against 40 mm in August.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Slate-throated 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.
5th of 11
Of the 11 cities where we can rate Slate-throated Redstart sightings, Cali ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Guatemala City (Guatemala, about 20%), Toluca (México, about 10%) and Mexico City (México, about 10%).
Same family: Parulidae
The closest relatives of the Slate-throated Redstart that you can see in Cali (family Parulidae, New World Warblers) are Yellow Warbler (about 20%), Tropical Parula (about 20%) and Northern Yellow Warbler (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Slate-throated Redstart is recorded against all the birds logged in Cali (22 verified sightings), 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.
