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Photo by Fernando Cerra
Photographed: South Padre Island, Texas, during Spring migration, 2004

Vermivora chrysoptera

[edit] Identification

The female is duller than the male

[edit] Distribution

Breeds in eastern North America from Minnesota and Iowa to Ontario and New York; also south along the Appalachians to Kentucky; migrates to the Greater Antilles and Guatemala to northern South America. Rare vagrant in the west, mostly to Colorado and California.

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species. Hybridization does happen with Blue-winged Warbler where the ranges overlap.

[edit] Habitat

Early successional habitats including old fields and powerline cuts.

[edit] Behaviour

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