Slate-throated Redstart

Myioborus miniatus

Silhouette: Sam Jones · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyParulidae (New World Warblers)
GenusMyioborus (Neotropical Redstarts)
SpeciesMyioborus miniatus (Slate-throated Redstart)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Big Bend National Park

15 Verified sightings at Big Bend National Park From 2019 to 2026

24,371 Verified sightings across all 36 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Slate-throated Redstart

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: M. m. miniatus (Swainson, 1827) – west, southwest Mexico M. m. molochinus Wetmore, 1942 – east Mexico M. m. intermedius (Hartlaub, 1852) – south Mexico and east Guatemala M. m. hellmayri Van Rossem, 1936 – south Guatemala and southwest El Salvador

M. m. connectens Dickey & Van Rossem, 1928 – El Salvador and Honduras to central north Nicaragua M. m. comptus Wetmore, 1944 – west, central Costa Rica M. m. aurantiacus (Baird, SF, 1865) – east Costa Rica and... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Big Bend National Park

Myioborus pictus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Setophaga coronata

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Cardellina pusilla

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Setophaga auduboni

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Icteria virens

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Geothlypis trichas

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Leiothlypis crissalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Setophaga townsendi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Leiothlypis celata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Leiothlypis ruficapilla

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Setophaga petechia

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Setophaga aestiva

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~60%
2	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~50%
3	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~50%
4	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~50%
5	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	~50%
6	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~40%
7	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
8	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	~30%
9	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~30%
10	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~30%
11	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~30%
12	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~30%
13	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~30%
14	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~30%
15	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
16	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
17	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~20%
18	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~20%
19	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
20	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~10%
21	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~10%
22	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~10%
23	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
24	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
25	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
26	Cajas National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
27	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
28	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
29	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
30	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
31	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
32	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
33	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
34	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
35	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
36	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data

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Slate-throated Redstart

About the Slate-throated Redstart

Recent sightings of Slate-throated Redstart in Big Bend National Park

Closest Relatives at Big Bend National Park

Painted Redstart

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Wilson's Warbler

Audubon's Warbler

Yellow-breasted Chat

Common Yellowthroat

Colima Warbler

Townsend's Warbler

Orange-crowned Warbler

Nashville Warbler

Yellow Warbler

Northern Yellow Warbler

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found