The Painted Redstart breeds in pine-oak woodlands of southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico (Sibley 2014). In Montana, this species has a single historic record (Montana Bird Distribution Committee 2012).
For a comprehensive review of the conservation status, habitat use, and ecology of this and other Montana bird species, please see
Marks et al. 2016, Birds of Montana.
Direct Evidence of Breeding
Indirect Evidence of Breeding