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Whitestart
Also known as Myioborus
Whitestarts are New World warblers in the genus Myioborus. The English name refers to the white outer tail feathers which are a prominent feature of the members of this genus ("start" is an archaic word for "tail"). The species in this genus are also often called "redstarts".
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Whitestarts are New World warblers in the genus Myioborus. The English name refers to the white outer tail feathers which are a prominent feature of the members of this genus ("start" is an archaic word for "tail"). The species in this genus are also often called "redstarts".
==Taxonomy== The genus Myioborus was introduced in 1865 by the American naturalist Spencer Baird with Setophaga verticalis d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837, as the type species. This taxon is now considered to be a subspecies of the slate-throated whitestart (Myioborus miniatus). The genus name combines the Ancient Greek μυια/muia, μυιας/muias meaning "fly" with -βορος/-boros meaning "-devouring".