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Black-and-white Warbler

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-;Mniotilta varia+[[Image:Black_and_White_Warbler.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|richard+bledsoe|richard bledsoe}}<br />Sebastian, [[Florida]], March 2005]]
-[[Image:Black_and_White_Warbler.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by richard bledsoe]]+;[[:Category:Mniotilta|Mniotilta]] varia
==Identification== ==Identification==
-Photographed in Sebastian, Florida in March 2005+Quite distinct; the only black and white striped warbler.
 +==Distribution==
 +Breeds across most of the eastern [[United States]]; also in northern and central western [[Canada]]. In migration found throughout eastern [[United States]].
 + 
 +Winters south from [[Mexico]] to [[Peru]].
 +==Taxonomy==
 +This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
 +==Habitat==
 +Deciduous and mixed forests, particularly in ravines and on hillsides. In migration can be found in most wooded areas.
 +==Behaviour==
 +Acts very much like a Nuthatch, foraging up and down trees.
 +==References==
 +#{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}
 +{{ref}}
==External Links== ==External Links==
-{{GSearch|Lalage+melanoleuca}} +{{GSearch|Mniotilta+varia}}
-[[Category:Birds]]+ 
 +[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Mniotilta]]

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Photo by richard bledsoeSebastian, Florida, March 2005
Photo by richard bledsoe
Sebastian, Florida, March 2005
Mniotilta varia

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[edit] Identification

Quite distinct; the only black and white striped warbler.

[edit] Distribution

Breeds across most of the eastern United States; also in northern and central western Canada. In migration found throughout eastern United States.

Winters south from Mexico to Peru.

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

[edit] Habitat

Deciduous and mixed forests, particularly in ravines and on hillsides. In migration can be found in most wooded areas.

[edit] Behaviour

Acts very much like a Nuthatch, foraging up and down trees.

[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

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