Alternative names: Green-tailed Ground Warbler; Green-tailed Ground Tanager
- Microligea palustris
Identification
14·5 cm
- Grey head and mantle
- Olive-green upperparts
Distribution
Caribbean: endemic to Hispaniola and the Dominican Republic.
Taxonomy
Recent research has shown that this species is maybe not an American Warbler but a Tanager.
Subspecies
There are two subspecies[1]:
- M. p. palustris:
- Higher elevations of Hispaniola
- M. p. vasta:
- Xeric lowlands of south-western Dominican Republic and Beata Island
Habitat
Dense undergrowth in montane forests.
Behaviour
Diet
Little data recorded. Their diet appears to consists of insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Green-tailed Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Green-tailed_Warbler
