White-fronted whitestart

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White-fronted whitestart
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Lower bird with Myioborus melanocephalus (above)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Parulidae
Genus: Myioborus
Species:
M. albifrons
Binomial name
Myioborus albifrons
(PL Sclater & Salvin, 1871)
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The white-fronted whitestart or white-fronted redstart (Myioborus albifrons) is a species of bird in the family Parulidae. It is endemic to forest and woodland in the Andes in western Venezuela. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Myioborus albifrons". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22721947A94740555. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22721947A94740555.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.