- Oreothlypis peregrina
Vermivora peregrina
Identification
12 cm (4¾ in)
- Brown upperparts
- Grey crown and nape
- White supercilium
- Black eye stripe
- Green back
- White underparts
Females are duller, with a less contrasted head and yellow-tinged under-parts.
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, Gill and Donsker place it in Leiothlypis.
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.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2016)
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
