Yellow-crowned Whitestart (Myioborus flavivertex) [XC522116]
by Jeremy Minns from Cuchilla San Lorenzo , Sierra nevada de Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia (song)
Yellow-crowned Whitestart (Myioborus flavivertex) [XC101799]
by Niels Krabbe from San Lorenzo Ridge, Santa Marta Mts, Magdalena, Colombia (song)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Geographically isolated and phenotypically quite distinct. Often regarded as closest to the clade formed by Spectacled Whitestart (Myioborus melanocephalus), Yellow-fronted Whitestart (Myioborus ornatus) and White-fronted Whitestart (Myioborus albifrons). However, this is not supported by recent phylogenetic study, which suggests that it may be closer to the Tepui Whitestart (Myioborus castaneocapilla) superspecies.