Painted Redstart look-alikes
Myioborus pictus
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American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Key differences
The American Redstart is smaller and has a different color pattern. Males are black with bright orange patches on the wings, sides, and tail. Females are grayish-olive with yellow patches. The Painted Redstart's red belly and white wing patch are distinctive.
Slate-throated Redstart
Myioborus miniatus
Key differences
Found further south in Mexico and Central America, the Slate-throated Redstart has a slate-gray head and throat, a red belly, and a white patch on the primaries, but lacks the glossy black upperparts and prominent white eye crescent of the Painted Redstart. Its overall appearance is less contrasting.
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