Habitat and Range
Painted Whitestarts are common at heights between 1,500–2,500 m (5,000 to 8,000 feet) and will make their homes in open oak woodlands and canyons in Central America, but will also range as far north as Arizona and New Mexico in the United States, called the Madrean sky islands as well as the Mogollon Rim to the north, (southern regions of the Colorado Plateau). During the summer and winter, these birds may venture as far south as Nicaragua. Recently a Painted Redstart was found further north in California than had ever been recorded, in Auburn, CA, east of Sacramento.
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