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| - | [[Image:Canada_Warbler.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Glen+Tepke|Glen Tepke}}<br/>Adult Male<br/>Location: Boston, Massachusetts, USA<br/>May 2004]] | + | [[Image:Canada_Warbler.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Adult Male<br/>Photo by {{user|Glen+Tepke|Glen Tepke}}<br />Boston, [[Massachusetts]], [[USA]], May 2004]] |
| | ;[[:Category:Wilsonia|Wilsonia]] canadensis | | ;[[:Category:Wilsonia|Wilsonia]] canadensis |
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| | ==Identification== | | ==Identification== |
| - | 12-15cm. Bluish grey back, white eyering, yellow thoat, chest, belly, black neckband, white undertail, yellow line in front of eyes. Sexes similar. | + | 12-15cm |
| - | | + | *Bluish gray back |
| | + | *White eyering |
| | + | *Yellow thoat, chest, belly |
| | + | *Black neckband |
| | + | *White undertail |
| | + | *Yellow line in front of eyes<br /> |
| | + | Sexes similar |
| | ==Distribution== | | ==Distribution== |
| - | [[United States]] and [[Canada]]; winters in northern [[South America]]. | + | [[Canada]] from central [[Saskatchewan]] east to eastern [[Quebec]], [[New Brunswick]] and [[Nova Scotia]] south into eastern [[United States]] from northern [[Minnesota]] east to northern [[Pennsylvania]] and New England; also along the Appalachians south to northern [[Georgia]].Folund throughout the northeastern [[United States]] in migration. |
| | | | |
| | + | Winters in [[South America]] from northern [[Colombia]] and [[Venezuela]] south to [[Peru]] and [[Brazil]]. |
| | + | |
| | + | Rare to casual vagrant to the western [[United States]]. |
| | + | |
| | + | Accidental vagrant to [[Greenland]] (3 records) and [[Iceland]] (1 record). |
| | ==Taxonomy== | | ==Taxonomy== |
| - | This is a monotypic species. | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. |
| | ==Habitat== | | ==Habitat== |
| | Deciduous woodlands and riparian thickets. | | Deciduous woodlands and riparian thickets. |
| | ==Behaviour== | | ==Behaviour== |
| | + | ====Diet==== |
| | + | The diet consists mostly of insects gleaned from foliage. |
| | + | ====Breeding==== |
| | The female builds the nest which is placed on or just above the ground among thick vegetation. The female incubates the eggs for about 12 days. Both parents feed the young for about 10 days until they fledge. | | The female builds the nest which is placed on or just above the ground among thick vegetation. The female incubates the eggs for about 12 days. Both parents feed the young for about 10 days until they fledge. |
| | ====Vocalisation==== | | ====Vocalisation==== |
| - | Song:'' chip chupety swee-ditchety'' or ''chip, suey de swee-dictchety''. | + | '''Song''': ''chip chupety swee-ditchety'' or ''chip, suey de swee-dictchety''. |
| - | | + | |
| | ==References== | | ==References== |
| - | Audubon | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Audubon |
| | + | {{ref}} |
| | ==External Links== | | ==External Links== |
| | {{GSearch|Wilsonia+canadensis}} | | {{GSearch|Wilsonia+canadensis}} |
| | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Wilsonia]] | | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Wilsonia]] |
Revision as of 19:42, 30 September 2010
- Wilsonia canadensis
Identification
12-15cm
- Bluish gray back
- White eyering
- Yellow thoat, chest, belly
- Black neckband
- White undertail
- Yellow line in front of eyes
Sexes similar
Distribution
Canada from central Saskatchewan east to eastern Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia south into eastern United States from northern Minnesota east to northern Pennsylvania and New England; also along the Appalachians south to northern Georgia.Folund throughout the northeastern United States in migration.
Winters in South America from northern Colombia and Venezuela south to Peru and Brazil.
Rare to casual vagrant to the western United States.
Accidental vagrant to Greenland (3 records) and Iceland (1 record).
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Deciduous woodlands and riparian thickets.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet consists mostly of insects gleaned from foliage.
Breeding
The female builds the nest which is placed on or just above the ground among thick vegetation. The female incubates the eggs for about 12 days. Both parents feed the young for about 10 days until they fledge.
Vocalisation
Song: chip chupety swee-ditchety or chip, suey de swee-dictchety.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Audubon
External Links
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