Myioborus miniatus
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In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
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 |
Likely
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Slate-throated Redstart sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 8,006 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 5th most-seen of the 412 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.
February
In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Slate-throated Redstart in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against about 50% in May to November, the lowest months. That is one of Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve's driest months, with about 60 mm of rain against 510 mm in October.
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.
Among the best
Of the 24 parks where we can rate Slate-throated Redstart sightings, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve ranks 2nd at about 60%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Volcán Barú National Park (Panama, about 60%). 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 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (8,006 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.
