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title: "Golden-fronted Redstart"
description: "Myioborus ornatus — Birds. The golden-fronted whitestart, yellow-fronted whitestart, or golden-fronted redstart (Myioborus ornatus) is a species of bird in the family Parulidae, the New World warblers."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/golden-fronted-redstart
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Golden-fronted Redstart

> Myioborus ornatus — Birds. The golden-fronted whitestart, yellow-fronted whitestart, or golden-fronted redstart (Myioborus ornatus) is a species of bird in the family Parulidae, the New World warblers.

- Scientific name: *Myioborus ornatus*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 850
- Wikidata: [Q1587072](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1587072)
- iNaturalist taxon: [9450](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/9450)

## Names

- en: Golden-fronted Redstart
- de: Schwarzohr-Waldsänger
- es: Abanico Cariblanco
- fr: Paruline dorée
- nl: Zwartoorzanger
- pl: Pleszówka ozdobna

## Countries with the most observations

CO (800)

## Summary

The golden-fronted whitestart, yellow-fronted whitestart, or golden-fronted redstart (Myioborus ornatus) is a species of bird in the family Parulidae, the New World warblers. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden-fronted_whitestart

## Photo

![Golden-fronted Redstart](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/golden-fronted-redstart/medium.jpg)

Photo: Don Wellmann · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/177604820

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/golden-fronted-redstart?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).