Birds · La Saladita, Guerrero

American Redstart

Setophaga ruticilla

Spanish: Pavito Migratorio

American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)
Photographed by elrayman210 on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC

The American redstart is a New World warbler. It is only distantly related to the Old World (common) redstart, with both belonging to the order Passeriformes. Most often recorded in Nov.

TaxonomyAves › Passeriformes › Parulidae
Local records1 research-grade observation within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records56,254 on iNaturalist
Recorded here2018 – 2018
Months recorded near La Saladita
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Cite as: “American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/setophaga-ruticilla/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.