Whitestart
| Whitestart | |
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| Slate-throated whitestart, Myioborus miniatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Parulidae |
| Genus: | Myioborus Baird, 1865 |
| Type species | |
| Setophaga verticalis d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837
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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".