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[[Image:Lucys_Warbler.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Lisa_W|Lisa W}} <br />Location: Hereford, [[Arizona]], [[USA]] ]]
[[Image:Lucys_Warbler.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Lisa W]]
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;[[:Category:Leiothlypis|Leiothlypis]] luciae
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''Vermivora luciae''<br />
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''Oreothlypis luciae''
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
Photo taken: Hereford, Arizona
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4.25 inches. The smallest wood warbler. Pale gray upperparts, rust-brown crown and rump, and white underparts. Eye ring is white. Wings are plain gray. Female is smaller and lacks brown cap.
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==Distribution==
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Southwestern [[United States]] from southeastern [[California]], southern [[Nevada]] and [[Utah]]; most of [[Arizona]]; and southwestern [[New Mexico]] and [[Texas]]; and northwestern [[Mexico]]. Vagrant to coastal [[California]], [[Oregon]], [[Colorado]], [[Texas]], and [[Louisiana]].
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Winters in western [[Mexico]].
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==Taxonomy==
  
Lucy's Warbler: Small warbler with pale gray upperparts, rust-brown crown and rump, and white underparts. Eye ring is white. Wings are plain gray. Female is smaller and lacks brown cap.
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>.
  
Length: 4.25 inches Small, active, insect-eating bird Thin, very pointed bill Pale gray upperparts Whitish underparts Rusty uppertail coverts Plain gray wings Dark legs Males have small rusty patch on crown
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It was formerly included in ''[[:Category:Vermivora|Vermivora]]'' or in ''[[:Category:Oreothlypis|Oreothlypis]]''.
Females and immatures similar to males but somewhat paler and may have some buff on underparts
 
  
 
==Distribution==
 
Lucy's Warbler: Breeds in southwestern U.S., mainly in Arizona and New Mexico; also found in southern Nevada and California. Spends winters in Mexico.
 
==Taxonomy==
 
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
Inhabits shrubby and canyon areas in deserts and foothills
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Shrubby and canyon areas in deserts and foothills
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
These strictly insectivorous birds forage actively, looking for the caterpillars, beetles, and leafhoppers that compose most of their diet.
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Nests in woodpecker holes, abandoned [[Verdin]] nests, and sometimes in other types of holes. Occasional cowbird host. Diet includes caterpillars, beetles, and leafhoppers.
 
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==References==
 
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}#R. T. Chesser, K. J. Burns, C. Cicero, et al. (2019) Sixtieth Supplement to the American Ornithological Society’s Check-list of North American Birds, The Auk: Ornithological Advances XX:1–23. PDF
 
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#[http://www.bioone.org/doi/pdf/10.1525/auk.2010.127.3.726 51st supplement to the AOU checklist of North American birds]
 
 
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
*[http://www.birdforum.net/pp_gallery/showgallery.php?mcats=all&what=allfields&si=Vermivora+luciae View more images of Lucy's Warbler in the gallery]
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{{GSearch|Lucy's+Warbler}}
[[Category:Birds]]
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Vermivora]] [[Category:Oreothlypis]] [[Category:Leiothlypis]]

Revision as of 15:44, 9 April 2020

Photo by Lisa W
Location: Hereford, Arizona, USA
Leiothlypis luciae

Vermivora luciae
Oreothlypis luciae

Identification

4.25 inches. The smallest wood warbler. Pale gray upperparts, rust-brown crown and rump, and white underparts. Eye ring is white. Wings are plain gray. Female is smaller and lacks brown cap.

Distribution

Southwestern United States from southeastern California, southern Nevada and Utah; most of Arizona; and southwestern New Mexico and Texas; and northwestern Mexico. Vagrant to coastal California, Oregon, Colorado, Texas, and Louisiana. Winters in western Mexico.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species1.

It was formerly included in Vermivora or in Oreothlypis.

Habitat

Shrubby and canyon areas in deserts and foothills

Behaviour

Nests in woodpecker holes, abandoned Verdin nests, and sometimes in other types of holes. Occasional cowbird host. Diet includes caterpillars, beetles, and leafhoppers.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. R. T. Chesser, K. J. Burns, C. Cicero, et al. (2019) Sixtieth Supplement to the American Ornithological Society’s Check-list of North American Birds, The Auk: Ornithological Advances XX:1–23. PDF
  3. 51st supplement to the AOU checklist of North American birds

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