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Photo by arthurgrosset. Photographed: La Gira, Cuba.

Setophaga pityophila

Dendroica pityophila

[edit] Identification

Upperparts are greyish-brown and the crown is olive-green. The throat and upper breast are yellow with black streaks bordering the sides.

[edit] Distribution

Restricted to Cuba and northern islands in the Bahamas.

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species¹. However, the populations in Bahamas have been considered a separate subspecies.
Formerly placed in genus Dendroica.

[edit] Habitat

Pine forests and even isolated pine stands.

[edit] Behaviour

Often foraging high in canopy, but may be found even on the ground. Feeds mainly on insects

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
2. Raffaele et al. 1998. Birds of the West Indies. Christopher Helm, London. ISBN 0713649054

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