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[[Image:Nashville_Warbler.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Western Nashville Warbler<br />Photo by jvhigbee<br />Location: Robinson Canyon, [[Washington]], USA]] | [[Image:Nashville_Warbler.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Western Nashville Warbler<br />Photo by jvhigbee<br />Location: Robinson Canyon, [[Washington]], USA]] | ||
| − | ;[[:Category: | + | ;[[:Category:Leiothlypis|Leiothlypis]] ruficapilla |
| − | ''Vermivora ruficapilla'' | + | ''Vermivora ruficapilla''<br /> |
| + | ''Oreothlypis ruficapilla'' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
4 inches. Thin, very pointed bill, white eye ring, yellow throat, breast, and undertail coverts, white belly, olive upperparts, grey head; the head of female and immature is duller, more olive. | 4 inches. Thin, very pointed bill, white eye ring, yellow throat, breast, and undertail coverts, white belly, olive upperparts, grey head; the head of female and immature is duller, more olive. | ||
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Eastern birds have the mantle green while the mantle is greyish in western subspecies. | Eastern birds have the mantle green while the mantle is greyish in western subspecies. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[File:Nashville_Warbler_Lr-ruficapilla_JMOR.jpg|thumb|350px|right| Nominate ''L. r. ruficapilla'' <br />Photo © by {{user|jmorlan|Joseph Morlan}}<br />[[Goose Island State Park]], Rockport, [[Texas]], [[USA]], 18 April 2021]] | ||
[[Canada]] and northeastern [[United States]], from central [[Alberta]] east to central [[Quebec]] south to northern [[Minnesota]], [[Michigan]], [[New York]] and [[Connecticut]] as well as along the Appalachians south to [[West Virginia]]; Western [[United States]], from [[British Columbia]] and southwestern [[Saskatchewan]] south to southern [[California]]. Found in migration anywhere in the [[United States]] except rare in [[Montana]], [[Wyoming]] and [[Florida]]. | [[Canada]] and northeastern [[United States]], from central [[Alberta]] east to central [[Quebec]] south to northern [[Minnesota]], [[Michigan]], [[New York]] and [[Connecticut]] as well as along the Appalachians south to [[West Virginia]]; Western [[United States]], from [[British Columbia]] and southwestern [[Saskatchewan]] south to southern [[California]]. Found in migration anywhere in the [[United States]] except rare in [[Montana]], [[Wyoming]] and [[Florida]]. | ||
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| + | Throughout [[Mexico]] except for [[Baja California]], [[Yucatan]], and extreme south. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
Two subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | Two subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| − | *'' | + | *''L. r. ruficapilla'' |
| − | *'' | + | South-central [[Canada]] to east-central [USA]]; winters [[Mexico]] to central [[Honduras]] |
| + | *''L. r. ridgwayi'' | ||
| + | Mountains of southwestern [[USA]]; winters to southwestern [[Mexico]] | ||
| − | It was formerly included in ''[[:Category:Vermivora|Vermivora]]''. | + | It was formerly included in ''[[:Category:Vermivora|Vermivora]]'' or in ''[[:Category:Oreothlypis|Oreothlypis]]''. |
Recent results indicate that the two subspecies may not be each others closest relatives ([[Virginia's Warbler]] intertwined). | Recent results indicate that the two subspecies may not be each others closest relatives ([[Virginia's Warbler]] intertwined). | ||
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Diet includes insects. | Diet includes insects. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}#R. T. Chesser, K. J. Burns, C. Cicero, et al. (2019) Sixtieth Supplement to the American Ornithological Society’s Check-list of North American Birds, The Auk: Ornithological Advances XX:1–23. [https://doi.org/10.1093/auk/ukz042 PDF] |
| + | #[http://www.bioone.org/doi/pdf/10.1525/auk.2010.127.3.726 51st supplement to the AOU checklist of North American birds] | ||
#[http://birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=2007350 Birdforum thread] discussing the evidence for splitting Nashville warbler | #[http://birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=2007350 Birdforum thread] discussing the evidence for splitting Nashville warbler | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch|Nashville | + | {{GSearch|"Nashville Warbler"}} |
| − | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Vermivora]] [[Category:Oreothlypis]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Vermivora]] [[Category:Oreothlypis]] [[Category:Leiothlypis]] |
| + | {{GS-checked}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:08, 14 February 2022
- Leiothlypis ruficapilla
Vermivora ruficapilla
Oreothlypis ruficapilla
Identification
4 inches. Thin, very pointed bill, white eye ring, yellow throat, breast, and undertail coverts, white belly, olive upperparts, grey head; the head of female and immature is duller, more olive.
Variation
Eastern birds have the mantle green while the mantle is greyish in western subspecies.
Distribution
Photo © by Joseph Morlan
Goose Island State Park, Rockport, Texas, USA, 18 April 2021
Canada and northeastern United States, from central Alberta east to central Quebec south to northern Minnesota, Michigan, New York and Connecticut as well as along the Appalachians south to West Virginia; Western United States, from British Columbia and southwestern Saskatchewan south to southern California. Found in migration anywhere in the United States except rare in Montana, Wyoming and Florida.
Throughout Mexico except for Baja California, Yucatan, and extreme south.
Taxonomy
Two subspecies are recognized[1]:
- L. r. ruficapilla
South-central Canada to east-central [USA]]; winters Mexico to central Honduras
- L. r. ridgwayi
Mountains of southwestern USA; winters to southwestern Mexico
It was formerly included in Vermivora or in Oreothlypis.
Recent results indicate that the two subspecies may not be each others closest relatives (Virginia's Warbler intertwined).
Habitat
Open mixed woods and bog habitats. Riparian woodlands in the west.
Behaviour
They build an open cup-shaped nest on the ground under shrubs.
Diet includes insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- R. T. Chesser, K. J. Burns, C. Cicero, et al. (2019) Sixtieth Supplement to the American Ornithological Society’s Check-list of North American Birds, The Auk: Ornithological Advances XX:1–23. PDF
- 51st supplement to the AOU checklist of North American birds
- Birdforum thread discussing the evidence for splitting Nashville warbler
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
