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Tepui Whitestart

Myioborus castaneocapilla (Cabanis, 1849)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Myioborus castaneocapilla (Cabanis, 1849)
Name authority
(Cabanis, 1849)
Common name
Tepui Whitestart
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Parulidae
Genus
Myioborus
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classAves
  9. orderPasseriformes
  10. familyParulidae
  11. genusMyioborus S. F. Baird, 1865
  12. speciesMyioborus castaneocapilla (Cabanis, 1849)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Myioborus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
White-fronted WhitestartMyioborus albifrons (P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1871)ParulidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Brown-capped WhitestartMyioborus brunniceps (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)ParulidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Golden-fronted WhitestartMyioborus ornatus (Boissonneau, 1840)ParulidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
White-faced WhitestartMyioborus albifacies W. H. Phelps & W. H. Phelps Jr, 1946ParulidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Guaiquinima WhitestartMyioborus cardonai J. T. Zimmer & W. H. Phelps, 1945ParulidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Yellow-crowned WhitestartMyioborus flavivertex (Salvin, 1887)ParulidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Spectacled WhitestartMyioborus melanocephalus (Tschudi, 1844)ParulidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Slate-throated WhitestartMyioborus miniatus (Swainson, 1827)ParulidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Paria WhitestartMyioborus pariae W. H. Phelps & W. H. Phelps Jr, 1949ParulidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Painted WhitestartMyioborus pictus (Swainson, 1829)ParulidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Myioborus castaneocapillus (Cabanis, 1849) (Cabanis, 1849)synonym
Setophaga castaneocapilla Cabanis, 1849 Cabanis, 1849synonym

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

South America

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=950083 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:452QK. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.