White-faced whitestart

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White-faced whitestart
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Parulidae
Genus: Myioborus
Species:
M. albifacies
Binomial name
Myioborus albifacies
(Phelps & Phelps, 1946)
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The white-faced whitestart or white-faced redstart (Myioborus albifacies) is a species of bird in the family Parulidae. It is endemic to humid highland forests in the tepuis of south-western Venezuela. Due to its isolated range, it is very poorly known.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Myioborus albifacies". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22721925A94739670. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22721925A94739670.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021.