Slate-throated Redstart
Slate-throated Redstart
Myioborus miniatus
At a Glance
Related to the Painted Redstart but not quite as showy, the Slate-throated Redstart is very widespread in the American tropics. Throughout its extensive range it is a bird of forests in the foothills and mountains. The Slate-throated Redstart has wandered north from Mexico into the American Southwest only a few times, mostly in spring.
All bird guide text and rangemaps adapted from Lives of North American Birds by Kenn Kaufman© 1996, used by permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Category
Perching Birds, Wood Warblers
IUCN Status
Least Concern
Habitat
Arroyos and Canyons, Forests and Woodlands, Shrublands, Savannas, and Thickets
Region
Southwest, Texas
Behavior
Flitter, Rapid Wingbeats
Range & Identification
Description
Sexes similar — Length: 5-6 in (12-14 cm); wingspan: 7-8 in (18-20 cm); weight: 0.2-0.4 oz (6-11 g). The Slate-throated Redstart is a dark, long-tailed warbler. Mostly slate blackish on head, back, wings, and tail, with big white tips on outer tail feathers. Red breast, and dark chestnut patch on crown.
Size
About the size of a Sparrow
Color
Black, Red
Wing Shape
Broad, Pointed
Tail Shape
Rounded, Square-tipped
Songs and Calls
Song a variable, usually loose set of sweet notes, sometimes falling or rising in pitch or with accented ending. Call a sweet, quick tik.
Call Pattern
Rising
Call Type
Chirp/Chip, Whistle
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