Golden-cheeked Warbler

Photo by HelenB
Location: Lost Maples State Natural Area, Edwards Plateau, central Texas, April 2005

Setophaga chrysoparia

Dendroica chrysoparia

Identification

Yellow cheek, divided by a black eye-line. No yellow on underparts. Male: black above with black bib, crown and black-streaked sides. White belly and 2 white wing-bars. Female and immature male: duller with dark streaks on olive upperparts, chin white or yellowish, with sides of throat streaked. Immature female has less black on underparts.

Similar Species

No yellow on underparts, distinguishing it from the similar Black-throated Green Warbler.

Distribution

ENDANGERED - Endemic to the Edwards Plateau in the Central Texas Hill Country. Winters in the highlands of Southern Mexico south to Nicaragua.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.
Formerly placed in genus Dendroica.

Habitat

Mixed juniper-cedar-oak woodland on the Edwards Plateau in the Texas Hill Country.

Behaviour

Diet is insectivorous. Song - 5 buzzy notes, ending on a high note. Call note: teck.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
2. Avibase

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Golden-cheeked Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Golden-cheeked_Warbler

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