Painted Redstart Similar Species Comparison
Main SpeciesPainted Redstart
Adult
Larger warbler with a bright red belly, white wing patches, and a white crescent below the eye. Sexes similar year-round.
© Bryan Calk / Macaulay LibraryArizona, May 06, 2022Juvenile
Juveniles are grayish overall with white wing patches and white crescent below the eye.
© Anonymous / Macaulay LibraryArizona, June 23, 2016Adult
The undertail is white, which they regularly flash while foraging.
© Alex Lamoreaux / Macaulay LibraryTexas, March 15, 2014Similar SpeciesRed-faced Warbler
Male
Red restricted to face not belly as on Painted Redstarts.
© Thomas Ford-Hutchinson / Macaulay LibraryArizona, June 05, 2016Similar SpeciesAmerican Redstart
Adult male
American Redstarts have orange patches in the wings and tail while Painted Redstarts have white patches.
© Evan Lipton / Macaulay LibraryMassachusetts, May 17, 2016Similar SpeciesLark Bunting
Breeding male
Larger than a Painted Redstart with a larger bill and no white lower eye crescent.
© Doug Hitchcox / Macaulay LibraryMaine, May 29, 2015Rotate Your Device to Better Compare
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New World Warblers(Order: Passeriformes, Family: Parulidae)
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