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[[Image:1271 Warbler, Tennessee 02.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Breeding Male<br />Photo © by {{user|peterday|Peter Day}}<br />Magee Marsh, [[Ohio]], [[USA]], May 2018]] | [[Image:1271 Warbler, Tennessee 02.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Breeding Male<br />Photo © by {{user|peterday|Peter Day}}<br />Magee Marsh, [[Ohio]], [[USA]], May 2018]] | ||
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;[[:Category:Oreothlypis|Oreothlypis]] peregrina | ;[[:Category:Oreothlypis|Oreothlypis]] peregrina | ||
''Vermivora peregrina'' | ''Vermivora peregrina'' | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | [[Image:Tennessee_Warbler.jpg|thumb|350px|right|1st Fall Male<br />Photo © by {{user|k-bird|k-bird}}<br />Clermont, [[Kentucky]], [[USA]]]] | ||
12 cm (4¾ in) | 12 cm (4¾ in) | ||
*Brown upperparts | *Brown upperparts | ||
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*Undertail is either dark or with small, not strongly contrasting pale spot<sup>[[#References|[3]]]</sup><br /> | *Undertail is either dark or with small, not strongly contrasting pale spot<sup>[[#References|[3]]]</sup><br /> | ||
Females are duller, with a less contrasted head and yellow-tinged under-parts. | Females are duller, with a less contrasted head and yellow-tinged under-parts. | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[North America|North]] [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]: found from South East [[Alaska]] and southern Yukon to northern [[US]]; winters southern [[Mexico]] to north-western South America. | [[North America|North]] [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]: found from South East [[Alaska]] and southern Yukon to northern [[US]]; winters southern [[Mexico]] to north-western South America. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
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It was formerly included in ''[[:Category:Vermivora|Vermivora]]'', Gill and Donsker place it in ''[[:Category:Leiothlypis|Leiothlypis]]''. | It was formerly included in ''[[:Category:Vermivora|Vermivora]]'', Gill and Donsker place it in ''[[:Category:Leiothlypis|Leiothlypis]]''. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Breeding habitat is coniferous or mixed woodlands, bogs and swamps, especially spruce forest edges. | Breeding habitat is coniferous or mixed woodlands, bogs and swamps, especially spruce forest edges. | ||
In migration can be found in almost any woodlands, orchards, and town parks. | In migration can be found in almost any woodlands, orchards, and town parks. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
Their main summer diet consists of insects, though in the winter they take berries, fruit and nectar in addition to any insects that can be found. | Their main summer diet consists of insects, though in the winter they take berries, fruit and nectar in addition to any insects that can be found. | ||
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
They nest on the ground. The clutch consists of 4-7 eggs which are laid in a cup nest. They rarely have a second brood, though may lay a replacement clutch up until August. | They nest on the ground. The clutch consists of 4-7 eggs which are laid in a cup nest. They rarely have a second brood, though may lay a replacement clutch up until August. | ||
| + | ==Gallery== | ||
| + | Click images to see larger version | ||
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| + | Image:WhobirdElla.jpg|Juvenile<br />Photo © by {{user|Deerbird|Deerbird}}<br />[[Kentucky]], [[USA]], September 2017 | ||
| + | Image:616 04606fg4 Female Tennessee Warbler.jpg|Female<br />Photo © by {{user|bobsofpa|bobsofpa}}<br />Valley Land Fund Sanctuary, South Padre Island, [[Texas]], [[USA]], April 2016]] | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
#{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2016) | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2016) | ||
Revision as of 10:43, 19 June 2018
- Oreothlypis peregrina
Vermivora peregrina
Identification
12 cm (4¾ in)
- Brown upperparts
- Grey crown and nape
- White supercilium
- Black eye stripe
- Green back
- White underparts
- Undertail is either dark or with small, not strongly contrasting pale spot[3]
Females are duller, with a less contrasted head and yellow-tinged under-parts.
Distribution
North Central and South America: found from South East Alaska and southern Yukon to northern US; winters southern Mexico to north-western South America.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1]. It was formerly included in Vermivora, Gill and Donsker place it in Leiothlypis.
Habitat
Breeding habitat is coniferous or mixed woodlands, bogs and swamps, especially spruce forest edges. In migration can be found in almost any woodlands, orchards, and town parks.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main summer diet consists of insects, though in the winter they take berries, fruit and nectar in addition to any insects that can be found.
Breeding
They nest on the ground. The clutch consists of 4-7 eggs which are laid in a cup nest. They rarely have a second brood, though may lay a replacement clutch up until August.
Gallery
Click images to see larger version
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2016)
- Birdforum post showing undertails of this species and Bay-breasted Warbler
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Tennessee Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Tennessee_Warbler
