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title: "Painted Redstart"
description: "Myioborus pictus — Uccelli. The painted redstart or painted whitestart (Myioborus pictus) is a species of New World warbler found in mountainous areas across inland Central America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/painted-redstart
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Painted Redstart

> Myioborus pictus — Uccelli. The painted redstart or painted whitestart (Myioborus pictus) is a species of New World warbler found in mountainous areas across inland Central America.

- Scientific name: *Myioborus pictus*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `mountains` (Montagne)
- iNaturalist observations: 5586
- Wikidata: [Q251316](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q251316)
- iNaturalist taxon: [9458](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/9458)

## Names

- en: Painted Redstart
- de: Rotbrust-Waldsänger
- es: Pavito Alas Blancas
- fr: Paruline à ailes blanches
- nl: Roodbuikzanger
- pt: Mariquita-pintada
- pl: Pleszówka białoskrzydła

## Countries with the most observations

US (3110), MX (2130), HN (54), NI (13), SV (12), GT (9), CA (4)

## Summary

The painted redstart or painted whitestart (Myioborus pictus) is a species of New World warbler found in mountainous areas across inland Central America. They are among the largest warblers, reaching the length of 6 inches (150 mm), tail included. Adult birds have glossy black plumage, with white strips on the wing and a bright red belly. Female and male birds have similar appearance. Unusually for warblers, females are known to be as proficient at singing as their male counterparts.

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

## Photo

![Painted Redstart](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/painted-redstart/medium.jpg)

Photo: Don Wellmann · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/59180051

## Machine access

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