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13 cm (5 to 6 inches) in length. Olive-green back and nape, yellow below from their throat to their belly. Tinge of black on crown, large black mask with a yellow pattern that runs from the beak and encircles the eyes. Females have slightly less black on the sides of their head, and immature birds may have almost no black at all. | 13 cm (5 to 6 inches) in length. Olive-green back and nape, yellow below from their throat to their belly. Tinge of black on crown, large black mask with a yellow pattern that runs from the beak and encircles the eyes. Females have slightly less black on the sides of their head, and immature birds may have almost no black at all. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[ | + | Breeds in Missouri east to Southern Pennsylvania, south to eastern Texas and Georgia. Winters in [[Central America]]. Vagrant north of range and rare vagrant to California, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona. |
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Revision as of 19:52, 18 July 2008
- Oporornis formosus
Identification
13 cm (5 to 6 inches) in length. Olive-green back and nape, yellow below from their throat to their belly. Tinge of black on crown, large black mask with a yellow pattern that runs from the beak and encircles the eyes. Females have slightly less black on the sides of their head, and immature birds may have almost no black at all.
Distribution
Breeds in Missouri east to Southern Pennsylvania, south to eastern Texas and Georgia. Winters in Central America. Vagrant north of range and rare vagrant to California, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Moist deciduous forests.
Behaviour
They nest on the ground. 3 to 6 , white or cream and specked with brown eggs are laid. Incubation is done by the female only, and lasts for about 12 days. The young Kentucky Warblers usually leave the nest about 10 days after hatching.
