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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Yellow patches on sides unique but occasionally lacking. | Yellow patches on sides unique but occasionally lacking. | ||
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*''D. c. auduboni'' - breeds along the Pacific Slope region | *''D. c. auduboni'' - breeds along the Pacific Slope region | ||
*''D. c. coronata'' - breeds from n. central Alberta across Canada to the eastern United States | *''D. c. coronata'' - breeds from n. central Alberta across Canada to the eastern United States | ||
| − | *''D. c. goldmani'' - breeds se. Chiapas (rare) and Guatemala | + | *''D. c. goldmani'' - breeds se. Chiapas (rare) and [[Guatemala]] |
*''D. c. hooveri'' - breeds from Alaska, n. Yukon, and nw. Mackenzie south to n. British Columbia | *''D. c. hooveri'' - breeds from Alaska, n. Yukon, and nw. Mackenzie south to n. British Columbia | ||
*''D. c. memorabilis'' - breeds from se. British Columbia south (east of the Cascades and Sierra Nevada) to Arizona, New Mexico and w. Texas. | *''D. c. memorabilis'' - breeds from se. British Columbia south (east of the Cascades and Sierra Nevada) to Arizona, New Mexico and w. Texas. | ||
| − | *''D. c. nigrifrons'' - breeds Chihuahua and Durango mountains in w. Mexico. | + | *''D. c. nigrifrons'' - breeds Chihuahua and Durango mountains in w. [[Mexico]]. |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Revision as of 20:32, 3 March 2009
- Dendroica coronata
Identification
Yellow patches on sides unique but occasionally lacking.
Distribution
North America's most common warbler. Breeds from Alaska east to northern Quebec (absent only in arctic region) south across most of the western United States; northern Minnesota and Michigan; New York; western Pennsylvania, and New England; also along the Appalachians south to West Virginia. Found anywhere in North America in migration. Winters in southern United States, along the west coast north to Washington, and in Central America. Rare in northern South America. Casual vagrant to Great Britain (22 records).
Taxonomy
The eastern (Myrtle) and western (Audubon's) races of this species were once considered separate species.
Subspecies1
- D. c. auduboni - breeds along the Pacific Slope region
- D. c. coronata - breeds from n. central Alberta across Canada to the eastern United States
- D. c. goldmani - breeds se. Chiapas (rare) and Guatemala
- D. c. hooveri - breeds from Alaska, n. Yukon, and nw. Mackenzie south to n. British Columbia
- D. c. memorabilis - breeds from se. British Columbia south (east of the Cascades and Sierra Nevada) to Arizona, New Mexico and w. Texas.
- D. c. nigrifrons - breeds Chihuahua and Durango mountains in w. Mexico.
Habitat
Coniferous and mixed forests.
Behaviour
Diet mostly insectivorous but will eat berries and other vegetation.
Reference
- Dunn, Jon; Garrett, Kimball. 1997. A Field Guide to Warblers of North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. ISBN 9780395783214
