Editing American redstart (section)

==Distribution and habitat==
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Although perhaps not as common as in the past, the redstart appears to be one of the most stable and abundant species of New World warbler; its numbers exceeded in total by the [[common yellowthroat]], [[yellow warbler]] and [[yellow-rumped warbler]], because of much wider natural breeding ranges in those species and perhaps exceeding those in sheer density within appropriate range.<ref>AR, J. (2006). ''Migratory connectivity of a widely distributed songbird, the American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)''. Ornithological Monographs, 2006(61), 14-28.</ref><ref>Sherry, T. W., & Holmes, R. T. (1992). ''Population fluctuations in a long-distance Neotropical migrant: Demographic evidence for the importance of breeding season events in the American Redstart''.</ref><ref>Rabosky, D. L., & Lovette, I. J. (2008). ''Density-dependent diversification in North American wood warblers''. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 275(1649), 2363-2371.</ref> Their breeding is in [[North America]], spanning  southern [[Canada]] and the eastern United States. They are [[bird migration|migratory]], wintering in [[Central America]], the [[West Indies]], and northern [[South America]], and are very rare vagrants to western [[Europe]]. During the breeding season, the redstart inhabits open-canopy, mostly deciduous forests, second growth, and forest edges. It is insectivorous, often sharing its foraging habitats with other warblers, and is found feeding in the mid to lower regions of a tree or shrub. A wide range of habitats are occupied during migration, including many shrubby areas. On its wintering grounds in Central and South America, the redstart  may be found in nearly all woody habitats but tends to avoid non-forested agricultural areas. It is often found in [[shade-grown coffee]] plantations, which provide native trees and shrubs, as well as coffee trees. Elevations occupied vary by location, with redstarts found at elevations up to {{convert|3000|m|ft|abbr=on}} in [[South America]], but only {{convert|1500|m|ft|abbr=on}} in [[Jamaica]].