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Seiurus noveboracensis

[edit] Identification

12-14 cm. Brown back. Whitish or creamy underside with dark stripes. Whitish or yellowish eyestripe. Sexes look alike.

[edit] Distribution

Alaska, most of Canada south to the northern U.S. in eastern Washington, northern Idaho and western Montana; in the east south to Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
Winters to the West Indies and northern South America.

[edit] Taxonomy

Consists of three subspecies.

[edit] Subspecies¹

• S. n. limnaeus - breeds in central British Columbia
• S. n. notabilis - breeds across the western range to western Quebec
• S. n. noveboracensis - breeds from eastern Quebec to the southern part of range

[edit] Habitat

Wooded swamps, thickets of bogs, margins of northern lakes, and willow and alder bordered rivers.

[edit] Behaviour

Song loud and ringing, starts with several phrases on one pitch, followed by an accelerating jumble of short, rapid phrases dropping slightly in pitch. Call a sharp, metallic "chink."

[edit] References

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

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