Painted Redstart
Myioborus pictus
Perching
Length: 6 in. (15 cm )
Bright and bold, the Painted Redstart makes itself even more obvious by flashing the white patches in its wings and tail. These movements startle insects to fly from leaves and trunks, which the redstart then flies out to catch in the air. Found in pine-oak woodlands and higher altitude coniferous forests, it forages from the forest floor to mid levels in the trees. Its nest is a shallow cup of grass and pine needles placed low in a shady niche or bank overhang.
The four-digit banding code is PARE.
Male |
Female |
Fir forest
Oak-pine woodland
Bibliographic details:
- Article: Painted Redstart
- Author(s): Dr. Biology
- Publisher: Arizona State University School of Life Sciences Ask A Biologist
- Site name: ASU - Ask A Biologist
- Date published: 14 Jul, 2017
- Date accessed:
- Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/painted-redstart-0
APA Style
Dr. Biology. (Fri, 07/14/2017 - 09:18). Painted Redstart. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved from https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/painted-redstart-0
Chicago Manual of Style
Dr. Biology. "Painted Redstart". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 14 Jul 2017. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/painted-redstart-0
MLA 2017 Style
Dr. Biology. "Painted Redstart". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 14 Jul 2017. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/painted-redstart-0
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