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[[Image:Connecticut_Warbler.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Glen Tepke <br> Photographed: Boston, Massachusetts, USA]]
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[[Image:Connecticut_Warbler.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Glen+Tepke|Glen Tepke}} <br> Photographed: Boston, [[Massachusetts]], [[USA]]]]
  
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
These 15 cm long birds have light yellow underparts and olive upperparts; they have a light eye ring, pink legs, a long tail, pale wing bars and a thin pointed bill. Males have a grey hood; female and immatures are more brown and have a whitish throat.
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15 cm
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*Light yellow underparts  
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*Olive upperparts
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*Light eye ring
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*Pink legs
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*Long tail
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*Pale wing bars
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*Thin pointed bill.  
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'''Males''' have a grey hood; '''female''' and '''immature''' browner with a whitish throat.
  
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
Connecticut Warblers breed primarily in central Canada from central eastern [[British Columbia]] east to central [[Quebec]]; also in northern [[Minnesota]] and northern Great Lakes; winters in South America. Rare vagrant in the western [[United States]]. They have an unusual migration pattern, moving north through the center of North America in spring and south along the Atlantic coast in the fall.
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'''Breeding''' Central [[Canada]] from central eastern [[British Columbia]] east to central [[Quebec]]; also in northern [[Minnesota]] and northern Great Lakes.
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'''Winter''' [[South America]].  
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Rare '''vagrant''' in the western [[United States]]. They have an unusual migration pattern, moving north through the center of [[North America]] in spring and south along the Atlantic coast in the fall.
  
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
 
This is a monotypic species.
 
This is a monotypic species.
Possibly Hybridizes with [[Mourning Warbler]].  
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Possibly hybridizes with [[Mourning Warbler]].  
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
Their breeding habitat is bogs or open deciduous woods near water, especially with poplar or aspen, in central Canada and states bordering the Great Lakes. The nest is an open cup well-concealed in moss or a clump of grass.
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'''Breeding''' bogs or open deciduous woods near water, especially with poplar or aspen. The nest is an open cup well-concealed in moss or a clump of grass.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
They are fairly elusive birds, but their numbers may be declining due to loss of winter habitat.
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Elusive
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==Status==
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Their numbers may be in decline due to loss of winter habitat.
  
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==References==
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Answers.com
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Oporornis+agilis}}  
 
{{GSearch|Oporornis+agilis}}  
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Oporornis]]
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Oporornis]]

Revision as of 19:43, 26 February 2009

Oporornis agilis
Photo by Glen Tepke
Photographed: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Identification

15 cm

  • Light yellow underparts
  • Olive upperparts
  • Light eye ring
  • Pink legs
  • Long tail
  • Pale wing bars
  • Thin pointed bill.

Males have a grey hood; female and immature browner with a whitish throat.

Distribution

Breeding Central Canada from central eastern British Columbia east to central Quebec; also in northern Minnesota and northern Great Lakes.

Winter South America.

Rare vagrant in the western United States. They have an unusual migration pattern, moving north through the center of North America in spring and south along the Atlantic coast in the fall.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species. Possibly hybridizes with Mourning Warbler.

Habitat

Breeding bogs or open deciduous woods near water, especially with poplar or aspen. The nest is an open cup well-concealed in moss or a clump of grass.

Behaviour

Elusive

Status

Their numbers may be in decline due to loss of winter habitat.

References

Answers.com

External Links

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