From Opus

Photo by njlarsen
Photographed: Maricao Forest.
This is an immature bird based on the grey rather than black markings.

Dendroica angelae

[edit] Identification

Upperside mostly black with white wing-bars, thin white eye-brow, broken white eye-ring, and white spots on ear-coverts and neck. Underparts are basically white with strong black stripes. Immatures are more grey, and in even younger birds, with greenish colours replacing the black.

[edit] Distribution

Elfin-woods Warbler was not discovered until 1971. It is endemic to Puerto Rico, where it is limited to two areas: eastern PR where it is found in Luquillo Mts, and in the west, where it is only found in the upper parts of Maricao State Forest. It is considered threatened due to the small area of occurrence and the limited habitat. The two areas are 100 miles apart, and there is therefore very limited chance of gene flow from one area to the other.

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.

[edit] Habitat

The greatest chance of seeing them is in areas with dwarf forest, especially if vines are abundant.

[edit] Behaviour

Likes to glean insects from leaves and branches.

[edit] External Links

• The Elfin-Woods Warbler was the bird of the month of the Society for Conservation and study of Caribbean Birds in September 2006;this is a relatively complete presentation of the species.