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Oporornis tolmiei

Photo by JV higbee
Location: Little Naches River,Washington,USA

Identification

Olive-green upperparts and yellow underparts. White eye-ring, slate grey hood extends, black upper breast . The female is similar but paler. The winter adult has paler hood and less distinct eye-ring.

Distribution

Breeds in the western United States and Canada from southern Northwest Territories south to central California, Utah and Colorado, scattered populations south and east of regular range; wintering on the Pacific slope of Mexico.

Taxonomy

Consists of two subspecies.

Subspecies¹

• O. t. monticola - breeds in the interior west
• O. t. tolmiei - breeds in the pacific coastal states

Hybridizes with Mourning Warbler where ranges overlap.

Habitat

Coniferous forest edges, burns, dense thickets, and streamside growth.

Behaviour

Nests close to ground in dense shrubs.

References

1. Dunn, Jon; Garrett, Kimball. 1997. A Field Guide to Warblers of North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. ISBN 9780395783214

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