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| − | + | ''Oporornis philadelphia'' | |
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==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. | |
| + | ==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]].<br /> | ||
| + | Winters from [[Nicaragua]] south to northwest [[South America]]. | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | This is a monotypic species.<br /> | ||
| + | Formerly placed in genus [[:Category:Oporornis|Oporornis]]. | ||
| + | ==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. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}#Avibase | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | + | {{GSearch|Geothlypis+philadelphia}} | |
| − | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Geothlypis]] |
Latest revision as of 08:58, 5 May 2012
- Geothlypis philadelphia
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.
Winters from Nicaragua south to northwest South America.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Formerly placed in genus Oporornis.
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.
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Mourning Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 18 October 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Mourning_Warbler
