Costa Rican Warbler - BirdForum Opus

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Photo © by C B Allen
Monteverde (Reserva Bosque Nuboso), Guanacaste, Costa Rica 29 April 2022

Alternative name: Black-eared Warbler

Basileuterus melanotis

Identification

13cm. Olive-green, black stripes on tan/buff head, yellowish chest/belly, brown legs.

Distribution

Mountains of Costa Rica and western Panama.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic.
It was formerly included in Three-striped Warbler.

Habitat

Middle elevation wet forests.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2014. IOC World Bird Names (version 4.4). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
3. Birdforum thread discussing the taxonomy of this species

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Costa Rican Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Costa_Rican_Warbler

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