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Vermivora peregrina

Photo by k-bird
Location: Clermont, Kentucky, USA

[edit] Identification

10-13cm. Brown above, green back, white underparts, grey crown and nape, white supercilium and black eye stripe. Females are duller, with a less contrasted head and yellow-tinged under-parts.

[edit] Distribution

Canada and the northern USA in boreal regions, winters in southern Central America.

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.

[edit] Habitat

Breeding habitat is coniferous or mixed woodlands, bogs and swamps, especially spruce forest edges. In migration can be found in almost any woodlands, orchards, and town parks.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes nectar which is obtained by piercing the base of the flower, insects and berries.

They nest on the ground; 4-7 eggs are laid in a cup nest.

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