Slate-throated Whitestart

About this species

This species has 396,867 occurrence records from 18 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from Colombia (31.6%), Costa Rica (18%), Ecuador (16.5%), Mexico (12.6%) and Guatemala (7.9%); together they account for 86.6% of the total. In Colombia, this species accounts for 0.47% of all bird records in GBIF.

The scientific name Myioborus miniatus combines the genus name Myioborus with the species epithet miniatus. The Warbla app catalog lists 10 species of the genus Myioborus; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Myioborus pictus, Myioborus ornatus and Myioborus melanocephalus.

The catalog has GBIF record counts for 117 species of the family Parulidae. This species ranks 35th among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Setophaga coronata. Its record count is 56.5% of the family average (702,186). The family Parulidae belongs to the order Passeriformes, which has 6,193 species in the Warbla app catalog.

More birds in the family Parulidae

• Myrtle Warbler
• Common Yellowthroat
• Mangrove Warbler
• American Redstart
• Black-and-white Warbler
• Northern Parula
• Orange-crowned warbler
• Pine Warbler
• Palm warbler
• Ovenbird

Credits & data sources

• Wikidata
• GBIF.org