Ecuador
Spectacled Redstart
Myioborus melanocephalus
(L 5.25")
Colorful Andean warbler at
2000-3300 m...from south
Columbia to Bolivia
2000-3300 m...from south
Columbia to Bolivia
Acanama Reserve
21Feb2013
flash photo
Myioborus in Greek means fly
eating; melanocephalus means
dark or black head.
eating; melanocephalus means
dark or black head.
Being unaware of bird migration,
Aristotle thought that robins living in
Greece in winter turned into redstarts
in the summer.
Aristotle thought that robins living in
Greece in winter turned into redstarts
in the summer.
(Carl Zimmer, NY Times 10Jan2017)
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