Spectacled Whitestart

Myioborus melanocephalus

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Parulidae
Genus
Myioborus
eBird Code
spered1

Subspecies (5)

  • Myioborus melanocephalus bolivianus

    Andes of southern Peru (Cusco) to central Bolivia (La Paz to far western Santa Cruz)

  • Myioborus melanocephalus griseonuchus

    western Andes of northwestern Peru (Piura and Cajamarca)

  • Myioborus melanocephalus malaris

    central Andes of northern Peru (north of Chachapoyas in Amazonas)

  • Myioborus melanocephalus melanocephalus

    eastern Andes of Peru (Amazonas to Ayacucho)

  • Myioborus melanocephalus ruficoronatus

    Andes of southwestern Colombia (Nariño) to southern Ecuador (Loja)

Data Sources

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.