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− | [[Image:Chestnut-sided_Warbler.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Male, breeding colors | + | [[Image:Chestnut-sided_Warbler.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Male, breeding colors<br />Photo by {{user|richard+bledsoe|richard bledsoe}}<br />Wytheville, [[Virginia]], May 2005]] |
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;[[:Category:Dendroica|Dendroica]] pensylvanica | ;[[:Category:Dendroica|Dendroica]] pensylvanica | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | Breeding male distinct with yellow crown, black face with white cheeks, and chestnut sides. Breeding female duller with less chestnut. Nonbreeding male has yellow back and crown with chestnut sides | + | Nearly always holds tail cocked up above wingtips.<br /> |
+ | '''Breeding male''' distinct with yellow crown, black face with white cheeks, and chestnut sides.<br /> | ||
+ | '''Breeding female''' duller with less chestnut.<br /> | ||
+ | '''Nonbreeding male''' has yellow back and crown with chestnut sides. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | [[Canada]] from east central [[Saskatchewan]] east to eastern [[Quebec]], [[New Brunswick]], and [[Nova Scotia]] south to northern half of [[Minnesota]], [[Wisconsin]], [[Michigan]], northern [[Pennsylvania]], and northern [[New Jersey]]; also along the Appalachians south to northern [[Georgia]] and eastern [[Tennessee]] and in scattered locations throughout the midwest. In migration found throughout the east. Rare to casual vagrant to the west. | + | [[Image:d07_0927.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female, first winter <br /> Photo by {{user|Gary+Clark|Gary Clark}} <br />[[Riding Mountain National Park]], [[Manitoba]], [[Canada]]]] |
+ | [[Canada]] from east central [[Saskatchewan]] east to eastern [[Quebec]], [[New Brunswick]], and [[Nova Scotia]] south to northern half of [[Minnesota]], [[Wisconsin]], [[Michigan]], northern [[Pennsylvania]], and northern [[New Jersey]]; also along the Appalachians south to northern [[Georgia]] and eastern [[Tennessee]] and in scattered locations throughout the midwest. | ||
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+ | In migration found throughout the east. | ||
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+ | Rare to casual vagrant to the west. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | This is a monotypic species. | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
− | Deciduous second growth, abandoned fields and orchards. | + | Deciduous second growth, abandoned fields and orchards.<br /> |
In migration can be found in most habitats that have at least a few trees. | In migration can be found in most habitats that have at least a few trees. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
− | + | [[Image:24926Chesnut-sided.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Immature male<br />Photo by {{user|spitt55|spitt55}}<br />Western [[New York]], July 2005]] | |
− | + | ====Breeding==== | |
− | + | The clutch consists of 4 white eggs with marks of brown. Nest of bark, stems, and grass; lined with hair; usually placed low in a tree or bush. Incubated by female for 12-13 days and fledge about 10-12 days later. Cared for by both parents while in the nest. | |
+ | ====Diet==== | ||
+ | Mostly insects including caterpillars, lice, ants, leaf-hoppers, and bark beetles. Occasional short flights while hawking flying insects. Berries and seeds when insects are scarce. | ||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}} | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Dendroica+pensylvanica}} | {{GSearch|Dendroica+pensylvanica}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Dendroica]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Dendroica]] |
Revision as of 20:12, 30 November 2010
- Dendroica pensylvanica
Identification
Nearly always holds tail cocked up above wingtips.
Breeding male distinct with yellow crown, black face with white cheeks, and chestnut sides.
Breeding female duller with less chestnut.
Nonbreeding male has yellow back and crown with chestnut sides.
Distribution
Canada from east central Saskatchewan east to eastern Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia south to northern half of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, northern Pennsylvania, and northern New Jersey; also along the Appalachians south to northern Georgia and eastern Tennessee and in scattered locations throughout the midwest.
In migration found throughout the east.
Rare to casual vagrant to the west.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Deciduous second growth, abandoned fields and orchards.
In migration can be found in most habitats that have at least a few trees.
Behaviour
Breeding
The clutch consists of 4 white eggs with marks of brown. Nest of bark, stems, and grass; lined with hair; usually placed low in a tree or bush. Incubated by female for 12-13 days and fledge about 10-12 days later. Cared for by both parents while in the nest.
Diet
Mostly insects including caterpillars, lice, ants, leaf-hoppers, and bark beetles. Occasional short flights while hawking flying insects. Berries and seeds when insects are scarce.
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) Chestnut-sided Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 9 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chestnut-sided_Warbler