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The species Bachman's Warbler is extinct. |
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- Vermivora bachmanii
Identification
Male - grey nape, white spots in tail, black crown and throat patch, yellow forehead, eye-ring, and shoulder patch. Female - duller, pale eye-ring, bright yellow forehead, no dark throat patch, and no black on a dark crown.
Distribution
Extinct (last confirmed sightings in Cuba in the 1980's). Bottomlands of the southeastern United States, wintering in Cuba.
Taxonomy
Monotypic.
Habitat
Formerly found in palmetto and cypress swamps.
Behaviour
Nests were made from cane, moss, lichen, dried grass, and dead leaves and were hung from shrubs, hidden by new shrub growth. 3-5 eggs were laid.
The diet included insects and arthropods.
