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[[Image:Cape_May_Warbler.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Doug Greenberg<br/>Photographed at Ft. Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Florida.]] | [[Image:Cape_May_Warbler.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Doug Greenberg<br/>Photographed at Ft. Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Florida.]] | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | + | A small New World warbler. | |
| + | ====Breeding Male==== | ||
| + | *Brown back | ||
| + | *Yellowish rump | ||
| + | *Dark brown crown | ||
| + | *Yellow underparts | ||
| + | *Heavily streaked black on lower throat, chest and flanks | ||
| + | *Blackish wings and tail edged olive | ||
| + | *White tail spots | ||
| + | *White vent and undertail coverts | ||
| + | *Bright yellow throat and nape | ||
| + | *Chestnut auricular patch | ||
| + | *Black eyestripe | ||
| + | *Narrow white wing bar | ||
| + | *Sharply pointed bill | ||
| + | ====Female and Immature==== | ||
| + | *Washed out versions of breeding male | ||
| + | *Lack strong head pattern | ||
| + | *Yellowish rump | ||
| + | *Weak white wing bars always present | ||
| − | + | ==Distribution== | |
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Breeds in Northeast North America and winters Caribbean and adjacent coasts of Middle America. | Breeds in Northeast North America and winters Caribbean and adjacent coasts of Middle America. | ||
| + | Breeds in northern North America across all but the westernmost parts of southern Canada, and into the Great Lakes region and New England. It is migratory, wintering in the West Indies. This species is a very rare vagrant to western Europe. | ||
| + | ==Habitat== | ||
The breeding habitat is the edges of coniferous woodland, especially Black Spruce. | The breeding habitat is the edges of coniferous woodland, especially Black Spruce. | ||
| − | + | ==Behavior== | |
| − | ==Nesting== | + | Usually sings from high perches. |
| + | ====Nesting==== | ||
Cape May Warblers nest in dense foliage near the trunk of a conifer, laying 4-9 eggs in a cup nest. | Cape May Warblers nest in dense foliage near the trunk of a conifer, laying 4-9 eggs in a cup nest. | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Insectivorous, and lay larger clutches in years when Spruce Budworm is abundant. They pick insects from the tips of conifer branches or fly out to catch insects in flight. They also feed on berry juice and nectar in winter, and have, uniquely for a warbler, a tubular tongue to facilitate this. | ||
==Voice== | ==Voice== | ||
| − | Song | + | ===Song=== |
| − | + | Very high and thin; may sound slightly buzzy; four to seven unslurred notes (5/second) <i>seet seet seet seet seet</i> or slightly lower-pitched, faster, more complex <I>seeo seeo seeo seeo seeo </i> or <I>witse witse witse wit</i> | |
| − | + | ===Call=== | |
| + | A very high, hard, short <I>te</i>, or a thin ''sip''.<br/> | ||
| − | + | Flight call a very high, slightly buzzy <I>tzew</i> or <I> tzee</i> slightly descending. | |
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Dendroica+tigrina}} | {{GSearch|Dendroica+tigrina}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] | [[Category:Birds]] | ||
Revision as of 16:37, 26 January 2008
- Dendroica tigrina
Description
A small New World warbler.
Breeding Male
- Brown back
- Yellowish rump
- Dark brown crown
- Yellow underparts
- Heavily streaked black on lower throat, chest and flanks
- Blackish wings and tail edged olive
- White tail spots
- White vent and undertail coverts
- Bright yellow throat and nape
- Chestnut auricular patch
- Black eyestripe
- Narrow white wing bar
- Sharply pointed bill
Female and Immature
- Washed out versions of breeding male
- Lack strong head pattern
- Yellowish rump
- Weak white wing bars always present
Distribution
Breeds in Northeast North America and winters Caribbean and adjacent coasts of Middle America.
Breeds in northern North America across all but the westernmost parts of southern Canada, and into the Great Lakes region and New England. It is migratory, wintering in the West Indies. This species is a very rare vagrant to western Europe.
Habitat
The breeding habitat is the edges of coniferous woodland, especially Black Spruce.
Behavior
Usually sings from high perches.
Nesting
Cape May Warblers nest in dense foliage near the trunk of a conifer, laying 4-9 eggs in a cup nest.
Diet
Insectivorous, and lay larger clutches in years when Spruce Budworm is abundant. They pick insects from the tips of conifer branches or fly out to catch insects in flight. They also feed on berry juice and nectar in winter, and have, uniquely for a warbler, a tubular tongue to facilitate this.
Voice
Song
Very high and thin; may sound slightly buzzy; four to seven unslurred notes (5/second) seet seet seet seet seet or slightly lower-pitched, faster, more complex seeo seeo seeo seeo seeo or witse witse witse wit
Call
A very high, hard, short te, or a thin sip.
Flight call a very high, slightly buzzy tzew or tzee slightly descending.
