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− | [[Image:Cape_May_Warbler.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Doug Greenberg<br/> | + | [[Image:Cape_May_Warbler.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Doug+Greenberg|Doug Greenberg}}<br />Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, [[Florida]], April 1990]] |
;[[:Category:Dendroica|Dendroica]] tigrina | ;[[:Category:Dendroica|Dendroica]] tigrina | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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'''Breeding Male''': | '''Breeding Male''': | ||
*Brown back | *Brown back | ||
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*Blackish wings and tail edged olive | *Blackish wings and tail edged olive | ||
*White tail spots | *White tail spots | ||
+ | [[Image:2288IMG 2559capemayfembf.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|Kent|Kent}}<br />[[Minnesota]], [[USA]], June 2004]] | ||
*White vent and undertail coverts | *White vent and undertail coverts | ||
*Bright yellow throat and nape | *Bright yellow throat and nape | ||
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*Black eyestripe | *Black eyestripe | ||
*Narrow white wing bar | *Narrow white wing bar | ||
− | *Sharply pointed bill | + | *Sharply pointed bill<br /> |
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'''Female and Immature''' | '''Female and Immature''' | ||
*Washed out versions of breeding male | *Washed out versions of breeding male | ||
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*Yellowish rump | *Yellowish rump | ||
*Weak white wing bars always present | *Weak white wing bars always present | ||
+ | ==Distribution== | ||
+ | Breeds in [[Canada]] from northeastern [[British Columbia]], southern [[Northwest Territories]] and northern and central [[Saskatchewan]] east to eastern [[Quebec]], [[New Brunswick, and [[Nova Scotia]]; in the [[United States]] in northern [[Minnesota]], northern [[Michigan]], northern [[Vermont]], northern [[New Hampshire]], most of [[Maine]], and in a very small area in the Adirondacks of [[New York]]. It is migratory, wintering in the [[West Indies]]. | ||
− | + | Rare to casual vagrant to [[Alaska]] and the western [[United States]]. Accidental vagrant to [[Great Britain]]. | |
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | This is a monotypic species. | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. |
==Habitat== | ==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. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
− | + | ====Breeding==== | |
− | + | They 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. | |
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====Vocalisation==== | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
− | Usually sings from high perches. | + | Usually sings from high perches.<br /> |
− | + | '''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''<br /> | |
− | Song: Very high and thin; may sound slightly buzzy; four to seven unslurred notes (5/second) | + | '''Call''': A very high, hard, short ''te'', or a thin ''sip''.<br/> |
− | + | '''Flight call''': a very high, slightly buzzy ''tzew'' or ''tzee'' slightly descending. | |
− | Call: A very high, hard, short | + | ==References== |
− | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}} | |
− | Flight call a very high, slightly buzzy | + | {{ref}} |
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Dendroica+tigrina}} | {{GSearch|Dendroica+tigrina}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Dendroica]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Dendroica]] |
Revision as of 20:18, 6 October 2010
- Dendroica tigrina
Identification
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 Canada from northeastern British Columbia, southern Northwest Territories and northern and central Saskatchewan east to eastern Quebec, [[New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia; in the United States in northern Minnesota, northern Michigan, northern Vermont, northern New Hampshire, most of Maine, and in a very small area in the Adirondacks of New York. It is migratory, wintering in the West Indies.
Rare to casual vagrant to Alaska and the western United States. Accidental vagrant to Great Britain.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
The breeding habitat is the edges of coniferous woodland, especially Black Spruce.
Behaviour
Breeding
They 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.
Vocalisation
Usually sings from high perches.
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.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Cape May Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Cape_May_Warbler