Tepui Whitestart (Myioborus castaneocapilla)
About the Tepui Whitestart
The tepui whitestart or tepui redstart (Myioborus castaneocapilla) is a species of bird in the family Parulidae, the New World warblers. It is found in Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela. The tepui whitestart was formally described in 1849 with the binomial Setophaga castaneocapilla. The three subspecies of the tepui whitestart were previously considered subspecies of the brown-capped whitestart (M. brunniceps). The subspecies are: M. c. castaneocapilla (Cabanis, 1849) M. c. duidae Chapman, 1929 M. c. maguirei Phelps, WH & Phelps, WH Jr, 1961.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 15 recordings for this species: 1 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Brazil, Venezuela in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
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- Spectacled WhitestartMyioborus melanocephalusrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.