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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
12 cm (4.75 inches). The upperparts are medium to dark grey, it has 2 white wing bars, a white eye-brow, dark stripe through the eye, white semi-circle below the eye and below this a light grey cheek. Underparts are pale grey with white at the centre of the breast. | 12 cm (4.75 inches). The upperparts are medium to dark grey, it has 2 white wing bars, a white eye-brow, dark stripe through the eye, white semi-circle below the eye and below this a light grey cheek. Underparts are pale grey with white at the centre of the breast. | ||
Revision as of 08:32, 4 March 2009
- Dendroica plumbea
Description
12 cm (4.75 inches). The upperparts are medium to dark grey, it has 2 white wing bars, a white eye-brow, dark stripe through the eye, white semi-circle below the eye and below this a light grey cheek. Underparts are pale grey with white at the centre of the breast.
Distribution
Found only in Dominica and the Guadeloupe archipelago.
Taxonomy
Plumbeous Warbler is considered monotypic.
Habitat
Found most numerous in wet forests and swamps at all elevations, but occationally also in dry forests.
Behaviour
Gleans insects in low to mid levels of bushes, vines, and trees but can also eat berries. The bird has been reported to habitually flick its tail.
