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| − | [[Image: | + | [[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]] |
| − | ;[[:Category: | + | ;[[:Category:Leiothlypis|Leiothlypis]] peregrina |
| − | ''Vermivora peregrina'' | + | ''Vermivora peregrina''<br /> |
| + | ''Oreothlypis peregrina'' | ||
| + | ==Identification== | ||
| + | [[File:Tennessee_Warbler_Female_JMOR.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo © by {{user|jmorlan|Joseph Morlan}}<br />[[High Island]], Smith Oaks Sanctuary, [[Bolivar Peninsula]], [[Texas]], [[USA]], 19 April 2021]] | ||
| + | 12 cm (4¾ in) | ||
| + | *Brown upperparts | ||
| + | *Grey crown and nape | ||
| + | *White [[Topography#Heads|supercilium]] | ||
| + | *Black eye stripe | ||
| + | *Green back | ||
| + | *White underparts | ||
| + | *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. | ||
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| + | ===Similar species=== | ||
| + | [[Orange-crowned Warbler]] has a yellow vent and longer tail. Its eye stripe does not normally extend behind the eye although individuals can show this to some degree. | ||
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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. |
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | This is a monotypic species. | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. |
| − | + | It was formerly included in ''[[:Category:Vermivora|Vermivora]]'' or in ''[[:Category:Oreothlypis|Oreothlypis]]''. | |
| − | It was formerly included in ''[[:Category:Vermivora|Vermivora]]''. | ||
==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== | ||
| − | + | ====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. | |
| − | They nest on the ground | + | ====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 | ||
| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | Image:WhobirdElla.jpg|Juvenile<br />Photo © by {{user|Deerbird|Deerbird}}<br />[[Kentucky]], [[USA]], September 2017 | ||
| + | Image:Tennessee_Warbler.jpg|1st Fall Male<br />Photo © by {{user|k-bird|k-bird}}<br />Clermont, [[Kentucky]], [[USA]] | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}#Curson, J. (2020). Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/61456 on 9 April 2020). | ||
| + | #[http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=3643324#post18 Birdforum post] showing undertails of this species and [[Bay-breasted Warbler]] | ||
| + | #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] | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch|Tennessee | + | {{GSearch|"Tennessee Warbler" {{!}} "Leiothlypis peregrina" {{!}} "Vermivora peregrina" {{!}} "Oreothlypis peregrina" }} |
| + | {{GS-checked}}1 | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Vermivora]] [[Category:Oreothlypis]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Vermivora]] [[Category:Oreothlypis]] [[Category:Leiothlypis]] |
Latest revision as of 20:10, 5 July 2023
- Leiothlypis peregrina
Vermivora peregrina
Oreothlypis peregrina
Identification
Female
Photo © by Joseph Morlan
High Island, Smith Oaks Sanctuary, Bolivar Peninsula, Texas, USA, 19 April 2021
Photo © by Joseph Morlan
High Island, Smith Oaks Sanctuary, Bolivar Peninsula, Texas, USA, 19 April 2021
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.
Similar species
Orange-crowned Warbler has a yellow vent and longer tail. Its eye stripe does not normally extend behind the eye although individuals can show this to some degree.
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 or in Oreothlypis.
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, 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/
- Curson, J. (2020). Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/61456 on 9 April 2020).
- Birdforum post showing undertails of this species and Bay-breasted Warbler
- 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
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Tennessee Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Tennessee_Warbler
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1
