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Dendroica pinus

[edit] Identification

5 1/2 in (14 cm)

• Unstreaked olive above
• Yellow throat and breast
• Blurry streaking below
• White belly
• Inconspicuous eye stripe
• Two white wing bars

Female and immature similar but duller; often lack yellowish colour on breast.
Immature's upperparts are olive-brown. Throat and breast are paler.

[edit] Distribution

Eastern North America from southeastern corner of Manitoba, northern Minnesota, and northern and central Wisconsin east to Pennsylvania, New York and New England; scattered throughout much of the midwest; and from eastern Texas and Oklahoma east to New Jersey and south to Florida. Rare vagrant in the western United States.
Also found on the Bahamas and Hispaniola.

[edit] Taxonomy

Consists of four subspecies.

[edit] Subspecies¹

• D. p. achrustera - breeds in the Bahamas
• D. p. chrysoleuca - breeds on Hispaniola
• D. p. florida - breeds in peninsular Florida
• D. p. pinus - breeds throughout the n.e. United States north of peninsular Florida

[edit] Habitat

Pine forests. In migration often found at feeders.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] Breeding

They build nests deep, open cup shaped, placed near the end of a tree branch, preferably pine trees

[edit] Diet

Includes insects, seeds and berries

[edit] Reference

1. Dunn, Jon; Garrett, Kimball. 1997. A Field Guide to Warblers of North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. ISBN 9780395783214

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