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;[[: Category:Vermivora|Vermivora]] chrysoptera | ;[[: Category:Vermivora|Vermivora]] chrysoptera | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 12 cm<br /> | ||
The female is duller than the male | The female is duller than the male | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Breeds in eastern [[North America]] from [[Minnesota]] and [[Iowa]] to [[Ontario]] and [[New York]]; also south along the Appalachians to [[Kentucky]]; migrates to the [[Greater Antilles]] and [[Guatemala]] to northern [[South America]]. Rare vagrant in the west, mostly to [[Colorado]] and [[California]]. | Breeds in eastern [[North America]] from [[Minnesota]] and [[Iowa]] to [[Ontario]] and [[New York]]; also south along the Appalachians to [[Kentucky]]; migrates to the [[Greater Antilles]] and [[Guatemala]] to northern [[South America]]. Rare vagrant in the west, mostly to [[Colorado]] and [[California]]. | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
| − | + | Hybridization does happen with [[Blue-winged Warbler]] where the ranges overlap, producing two main plumage types: 'Brewster's Warbler' and 'Lawrence's Warbler'. | |
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Early successional habitats including old fields and powerline cuts. | Early successional habitats including old fields and powerline cuts. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their diet consists mostly of insects, particularly the tortricid moth and larva, and spiders. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug13}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2014) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Vermivora+chrysoptera}} | {{GSearch|Vermivora+chrysoptera}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Vermivora]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Vermivora]] | ||
Revision as of 23:46, 17 May 2014
- Vermivora chrysoptera
Identification
12 cm
The female is duller than the male
Distribution
Breeds in eastern North America from Minnesota and Iowa to Ontario and New York; also south along the Appalachians to Kentucky; migrates to the Greater Antilles and Guatemala to northern South America. Rare vagrant in the west, mostly to Colorado and California.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Hybridization does happen with Blue-winged Warbler where the ranges overlap, producing two main plumage types: 'Brewster's Warbler' and 'Lawrence's Warbler'.
Habitat
Early successional habitats including old fields and powerline cuts.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of insects, particularly the tortricid moth and larva, and spiders.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Golden-winged Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Golden-winged_Warbler
