Category: Parulidae

BAY-BREASTED WARBLER Dendroica castanea: Species Information

Bay-breasted Warbler (Dendroica castanea) Science Article 3 abstract The Bay-breasted Warbler is a neotropical migrantsongbird. It is one of 12 species of warbler in thegenus Dendroica that breed in British Columbia(Campbell et al. 2001). No subspecies are recognized(AOU 1957; Cannings 1998). John M. Cooper and Suzanne M. Beauchesne, Accounts and Measures for Managing Identified Wildlife […]

Bay-breasted Warblers Feeding on Fruit: Interspecific Social Facilitation?

Bay-breasted Warbler (Dendroica castanea) Science Article 2 abstract At about 1135 on 4 October 1975 we noticed a Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olwacea) feeding on the fruits of a very large dogwood (Comus florida) about 2 m from the window of our home west of Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Helmut C. Mueller, Bird Banding summer 1976 […]

Virginias Warbler (Oreothlypis virginiae)

[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Parulidae | [latin] Oreothlypis virginiae | [UK] Virginias Warbler | [FR] Sylvette de Virginia | [DE] Virginia-Waldsanger | [ES] Reinita de Virginia | [NL] Virginia-zanger Subspecies Monotypic species Physical charateristics Male: A small gray warbler, with a yellowish rump and undertail coverts, narrow white eye-ring, rufous spot on the crown (usually […]

Worm-eating Warbler (Helmitheros vermivorum)

[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Parulidae | [latin] Helmitheros vermivorum | [UK] Worm-eating Warbler | [FR] Sylvette vermivore | [DE] Halden-Waldsanger | [ES] Chipe gusanero | [NL] Streepkopzanger Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Limnothlypis vermivorum Helmitheros vermivorum NA e USA MA, West Indies Physical charateristics A modest forager of […]

Yellow-throated Warbler (Dendroica dominica)

[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Parulidae | [latin] Dendroica dominica | [UK] Yellow-throated Warbler | [FR] Sylvette a gorge jaune | [DE] Goldkehl-Waldsanger | [ES] Reinita gorgiamarilla | [NL] Geelkeelzanger Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Dendroica dominica NA e, se USA MA, Greater Antilles Dendroica dominica albilora Dendroica dominica […]

Golden-cheeked Warbler (Dendroica chrysoparia)

[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Parulidae | [latin] Dendroica chrysoparia | [UK] Golden-cheeked Warbler | [FR] Sylvette a dos noir | [DE] Goldwangen-Waldsanger | [ES] Chipe mejilla dorada | [NL] Geelwangzanger Subspecies Monotypic species Physical charateristics Breeds in the “cedar” hills of the Edwards Plateau, Texas; the warbler with yellow cheeks and a black throat usually […]

Painted Whitestart (Myioborus pictus)

[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Parulidae | [latin] Myioborus pictus | [UK] Painted Whitestart | [FR] Queue-rouge peint | [DE] Rotbrust-Waldsanger | [ES] Candelita Aliblanca | [NL] Roodbuikzanger Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Myioborus pictus NA, MA sw USA to Guatemala Myioborus pictus guatemalae Myioborus pictus pictus Physical charateristics […]