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| − | ;Oporornis philadelphia | + | ;[[:Category:Oporornis|Oporornis]] philadelphia |
[[Image:Mourning_Warbler.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Marcel Gauthier.<br/>Photographed at Lachute, [[Quebec]], [[Canada]].]] | [[Image:Mourning_Warbler.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Marcel Gauthier.<br/>Photographed at Lachute, [[Quebec]], [[Canada]].]] | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Head and chest grey with black lores, heavy black mottling on throat and chest. Female: head and chest grey, often with narrow, broken whitish to pale lemon eyering, throat pale gray to pale lemon. | Head and chest grey with black lores, heavy black mottling on throat and chest. Female: head and chest grey, often with narrow, broken whitish to pale lemon eyering, throat pale gray to pale lemon. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | Northeast [[North America]] and central [[Canada]] from [[Saskatchewan]] east to [[Newfoundland]] south to [[Minnesota]] east to [[New York]], northern [[Pennsylvania]], and in [[West Virginia]]. | + | Northeast [[North America]] and central [[Canada]] from [[Saskatchewan]] east to [[Newfoundland]] south to [[Minnesota]] east to [[New York]], northern [[Pennsylvania]], and in [[West Virginia]]. Rare to casual vagrant in the western [[United States]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
This is a monotypic species. | This is a monotypic species. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Oporornis+philadelphia}} | {{GSearch|Oporornis+philadelphia}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Oporornis | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Oporornis]] |
Revision as of 21:53, 17 August 2008
- Oporornis philadelphia
Identification
Head and chest grey with black lores, heavy black mottling on throat and chest. Female: head and chest grey, often with narrow, broken whitish to pale lemon eyering, throat pale gray to pale lemon.
Distribution
Northeast North America and central Canada from Saskatchewan east to Newfoundland south to Minnesota east to New York, northern Pennsylvania, and in West Virginia. Rare to casual vagrant in the western United States.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Habitat
Dense shrubbery, brambles, and most brushy areas in fairly open wooded areas.
Behaviour
Nests near base of a shrub, close to the ground. Diet is mostly insectivorous.
