Myioborus miniatus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
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 Irazú Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 94th most-seen of the 121 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April–May and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Slate-throated Redstart in Irazú Volcano National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June–July and September–March, the lowest months.
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.
22nd of 24
Of the 24 parks where we can rate Slate-throated Redstart sightings, Irazú Volcano National Park ranks 22nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Volcán Barú National Park (Panama, about 60%), Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 60%) and Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca (Mexico, about 50%). All parks ranked.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Slate-throated Redstart is recorded against all the birds logged in Irazú Volcano National Park (16 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.
