American redstarts are hyperactive warblers renowned for flashing bright orange or yellow patches in their wings and tails to startle hiding insects from tree foliage. Males display a striking coal-black plumage accented with vivid salmon-orange patches, while females and immature males sport muted olive-grey bodies with bright lemon-yellow highlights. During spring migration and breeding season, they maintain territories in moist deciduous woodlands across North America before migrating south to overwinter in Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America.
