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Collared Whitestart
the Collared Whitestart is 12.5 cm long. It has a red crown bordered with black, and a black forehead. The rest of the upperparts are black, and the tail is black with white edges. The face and underparts are bright yellow, with a black band across the breast.
Habitat:
Endemic to the mountains of Costa Rica and Panama.
The collared whitestart or collared redstart is a tropical New World warbler endemic to the mountains of Costa Rica and western Panama. Like other members of ''Myioborus'', it is often called a "whitestart" rather than a "redstart".
The collared whitestart is common at heights between 1500 m and the timberline in mossy mountain forests, ravines, second growth, and adjacent pastures.
The roofed nest has a round side entrance and is built on the ground or a steep bank, hidden.. more
