Guaiquinima whitestart

Guaiquinima whitestart
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Parulidae
Genus: Myioborus
Species: M. cardonai
Binomial name
Myioborus cardonai
(Zimmer & Phelps, 1945)

The Guaiquinima whitestart (Myioborus cardonai), also known as the saffron-breasted whitestart, is a species of bird in the Parulidae family. It is endemic to humid highland forests on Cerro Guaiquinima in south-eastern Venezuela. It is sometimes known by the less accurate names Guaiquinima redstart and saffron-breasted redstart. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Myioborus cardonai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.


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