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[[Image:Yellow-throated_warblera.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|KC+Foggin|KC Foggin}}<br />Myrtle Beach [[South Carolina]] , [[USA]], February 2010]]
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[[Image:Yellow-throated_warblera.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo &copy; by {{user|KC+Foggin|KC Foggin}}<br />Myrtle Beach [[South Carolina]] , [[USA]], February 2010]]
 
;[[:Category:Setophaga|Setophaga]] dominica
 
;[[:Category:Setophaga|Setophaga]] dominica
 
''Dendroica dominica''
 
''Dendroica dominica''
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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5" (13 cm). Grey, unstreaked upperparts, bright yellow throat, white belly, black-and-white facial pattern, heavy black streaks on sides. Sexes alike.  
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5½" (14 cm)<br />
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Grey, unstreaked upperparts, bright yellow throat, white belly, black face and fore-crown, white [[Topography#Heads|supercilium]], heavy black streaks on sides.<br />
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Sexes alike.  
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
 
Breeds from [[Illinois]], [[Ohio]], and [[New Jersey]] south to [[Missouri]], [[Texas]], Gulf Coast, and northern [[Florida]]. Occasionally it may stray, and even breed, as far north of its usual range as New York and southern New England. Winters from Gulf Coast states southward.  
 
Breeds from [[Illinois]], [[Ohio]], and [[New Jersey]] south to [[Missouri]], [[Texas]], Gulf Coast, and northern [[Florida]]. Occasionally it may stray, and even breed, as far north of its usual range as New York and southern New England. Winters from Gulf Coast states southward.  
  
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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Three subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>.
 
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*''S. d. albilora'' - breeds se. Iowa south to e. Texas e. to Pennsylvania, western Carolinas, and northwestern Alabama
 
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*''S. d. dominica'' - breeds along the Atlantic coastal plain from s. New Jersey south to cen. Florida w. to Alabama
 
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*''S. d. stoddardi'' - breeds along coastal Florida panhandle and adjacent Alabama
 
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The subspecies ''albilora''  and ''stoddardi'' are sometimes seen as synonymous with ''dominica''. <br />
 
 
[[Bahama Warbler]] was formerly included in this species.<br />
 
[[Bahama Warbler]] was formerly included in this species.<br />
 
Formerly placed in genus [[:Category:Dendroica|Dendroica]].
 
Formerly placed in genus [[:Category:Dendroica|Dendroica]].
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====Subspecies====
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Three subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>.
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*''S. d. albilora'':
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:*breeds south-eastern [[Iowa]] south to eastern [[Texas]] east to [[Pennsylvania]], western Carolinas, and north-western [[Alabama]]
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*''S. d. dominica''@
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:*breeds along the Atlantic coastal plain from southern [[New Jersey]] south to central [[Florida]] west to Alabama
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*''S. d. stoddardi'':
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:*breeds along coastal Florida panhandle and adjacent Alabama
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The subspecies ''albilora''  and ''stoddardi'' are sometimes seen as synonymous with ''dominica''.
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==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
Forests of pine, cypress, sycamore, and oak, in both swampy places and dry uplands.  This attractive warbler is usually found in live oaks draped with Spanish moss or in longleaf pines.
 
Forests of pine, cypress, sycamore, and oak, in both swampy places and dry uplands.  This attractive warbler is usually found in live oaks draped with Spanish moss or in longleaf pines.
  
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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It often creeps over the branches of the trunk like a [[Black-and-white Warbler]].
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They often creep over the branches of the trunk like a [[Black-and-white Warbler]].
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====Diet====
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'''Breeding''': 4 purple-spotted greenish eggs in a nest of grass and bark strips lined with hair and feathers, often set in clumps of Spanish moss or among pine needles.
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Their main diet consists of insects and arthropods.
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====Breeding====
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'''Voice''': The form breeding in the [[USA]] uses a series of clear ringing notes descending in pitch and increasing in speed, rising abruptly at the end, teeew-teeew-teeew-teeew-tew-tew-twi. The Bahama form sings an ascending series of notes.  
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Their nest is a cup formed from grasses, bark strips and weed stems, lined with hair and feathers, which is often set in clumps of Spanish moss or among pine needles. The clutch contains four purple-spotted greenish eggs. There may be a second brood in south-east USA.
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====Vocalisation====
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The form breeding in the [[USA]] uses a series of clear ringing notes descending in pitch and increasing in speed, rising abruptly at the end, teeew-teeew-teeew-teeew-tew-tew-twi.<br />
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The Bahama form sings an ascending series of notes.  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}# [http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=1757363#post1757363 BirdForum thread] discussing the proposal to see ''flavescens'' as a full species
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}# [http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=1757363#post1757363 BirdForum thread] discussing the proposal to see ''flavescens'' as a full species
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#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2018)
 
{{ref}}
 
{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Dendroica_dominica}}
 
{{GSearch|Dendroica_dominica}}
 
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Setophaga]]
 
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Setophaga]]

Revision as of 21:19, 15 June 2018

Photo © by KC Foggin
Myrtle Beach South Carolina , USA, February 2010
Setophaga dominica

Dendroica dominica

Identification

5½" (14 cm)
Grey, unstreaked upperparts, bright yellow throat, white belly, black face and fore-crown, white supercilium, heavy black streaks on sides.
Sexes alike.

Distribution

Breeds from Illinois, Ohio, and New Jersey south to Missouri, Texas, Gulf Coast, and northern Florida. Occasionally it may stray, and even breed, as far north of its usual range as New York and southern New England. Winters from Gulf Coast states southward.

Taxonomy

Bahama Warbler was formerly included in this species.
Formerly placed in genus Dendroica.

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized1.

  • S. d. albilora:
  • S. d. dominica@
  • breeds along the Atlantic coastal plain from southern New Jersey south to central Florida west to Alabama
  • S. d. stoddardi:
  • breeds along coastal Florida panhandle and adjacent Alabama

The subspecies albilora and stoddardi are sometimes seen as synonymous with dominica.

Habitat

Forests of pine, cypress, sycamore, and oak, in both swampy places and dry uplands. This attractive warbler is usually found in live oaks draped with Spanish moss or in longleaf pines.

Behaviour

They often creep over the branches of the trunk like a Black-and-white Warbler.

Diet

Their main diet consists of insects and arthropods.

Breeding

Their nest is a cup formed from grasses, bark strips and weed stems, lined with hair and feathers, which is often set in clumps of Spanish moss or among pine needles. The clutch contains four purple-spotted greenish eggs. There may be a second brood in south-east USA.

Vocalisation

The form breeding in the USA uses a series of clear ringing notes descending in pitch and increasing in speed, rising abruptly at the end, teeew-teeew-teeew-teeew-tew-tew-twi.
The Bahama form sings an ascending series of notes.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. BirdForum thread discussing the proposal to see flavescens as a full species
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2018)

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