The Collared Whitestart or Collared RedstartMyioborus torquatus, is a tropical New World warbler endemic to the mountains of Costa Rica and Western Panama. Like other members of Myioborus, it is often called a "whitestart" rather than a "redstart". The Collared Whitestart is common at heights between 1500 m and the timberline in mossy mountain forests, ravines, second growth, and adjacent pastures. To me this bird is one of the cutest I have seen. It is often called, “Friend-of-man” because it comes close and seems fearless around people. This is illustrated in the GUIDES section showing it perching on Jim Zook’s tripod.