The tepui whitestart or tepui redstart (Myioborus castaneocapilla) is a species of bird in the family Parulidae. It is found in humid highland forest, woodland and scrub in the tepuis in southern Venezuela, western Guyana and northern Brazil. It is sometimes included as a subspecies of the brown-capped whitestart.
Tepui whitestart | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Parulidae |
Genus: | Myioborus |
Species: | M. castaneocapilla
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Binomial name | |
Myioborus castaneocapilla (Cabanis, 1849)
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Synonyms | |
Myioborus brunniceps castaneocapilla |
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Myioborus castaneocapilla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22721902A94739021. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22721902A94739021.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.