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| − | + | [[Image:BWWA.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Photo © by {{user|Birder1844|Birder1844}}<br />Fulton, [[New York]], [[USA]]]] | |
| − | [[Image:BWWA.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Birder1844<br /> | + | ;[[:Category:Vermivora|Vermivora]] cyanoptera |
| + | ''Vermivora pinus'' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | L 4 3/4" (12cm) | + | [[Image:24926Blue-winged1.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo © by {{user|spitt55|spitt55}}<br />Western [[New York]], July 2005 ]] |
| − | + | L 4 3/4" (12cm)<br /> | |
| − | + | '''Male''' | |
*Yellow head and underparts | *Yellow head and underparts | ||
| − | *Black | + | *Black lores |
*Blue-gray wings, with two white wing-bars | *Blue-gray wings, with two white wing-bars | ||
*Undertail coverts are yellowish or white | *Undertail coverts are yellowish or white | ||
| − | * | + | *Hind-neck and upperparts olive |
| − | + | *White tail-spots<br /> | |
| − | + | '''Female''': similar but paler | |
| − | + | *Crown washed olive in female and juvenile | |
| − | + | '''Hybrid''' | |
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Interbreeds with [[Golden-winged Warbler]], producing two main plumage types: 'Brewster's Warbler' and 'Lawrence's Warbler'. | Interbreeds with [[Golden-winged Warbler]], producing two main plumage types: 'Brewster's Warbler' and 'Lawrence's Warbler'. | ||
| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Image:DSC 29171.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo © by {{user|glide133|glide133}}<br />Doodletown Rd, Orange County, [[New York]], July 2018]] | ||
| + | Breeds eastern [[North America]] from southern [[Minnesota]] east to [[New York]], [[Massachusetts]] and [[Connecticut]] south to [[Arkansas]] in the western part of its range, east across [[Michigan]], southern [[Ontario]], [[Illinois]], [[Indiana]], [[Ohio]], [[West Virginia]] and [[Pennsylvania]]. | ||
| − | + | Winters eastern [[Mexico]] to central [[Panama]]. | |
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| + | Rare vagrant in the west, mostly to [[Colorado]] and [[California]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | This is a monotypic species. | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. |
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| + | The scientific name is being changed to ''Vermivora cyanoptera''<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>. | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Later successional habitats including old fields, brushy hillsides, and stream edges. | Later successional habitats including old fields, brushy hillsides, and stream edges. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | They build a cup shaped nest on the ground or low in a bush | + | ====Breeding==== |
| − | + | They build a cup shaped nest on the ground or low in a bush. The clutch consists of 4-7 eggs. | |
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
The diet includes insects, and spiders. | The diet includes insects, and spiders. | ||
====Vocalisation==== | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
Song a rather harsh, buzzy <i>beeee-BZZZZZ</i> like a deep sigh. | Song a rather harsh, buzzy <i>beeee-BZZZZZ</i> like a deep sigh. | ||
| − | + | ==References== | |
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#[http://www.bioone.org/doi/pdf/10.1525/auk.2010.127.3.726 51st supplement to the AOU checklist of North American birds] | ||
| + | #Wikipedia | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch|Vermivora+ | + | {{GSearch|Vermivora+Blue-winged}} |
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Vermivora]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Vermivora]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:58, 24 May 2021
- Vermivora cyanoptera
Vermivora pinus
Identification
L 4 3/4" (12cm)
Male
- Yellow head and underparts
- Black lores
- Blue-gray wings, with two white wing-bars
- Undertail coverts are yellowish or white
- Hind-neck and upperparts olive
- White tail-spots
Female: similar but paler
- Crown washed olive in female and juvenile
Hybrid Interbreeds with Golden-winged Warbler, producing two main plumage types: 'Brewster's Warbler' and 'Lawrence's Warbler'.
Distribution
Breeds eastern North America from southern Minnesota east to New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut south to Arkansas in the western part of its range, east across Michigan, southern Ontario, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
Winters eastern Mexico to central Panama.
Rare vagrant in the west, mostly to Colorado and California.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
The scientific name is being changed to Vermivora cyanoptera[2].
Habitat
Later successional habitats including old fields, brushy hillsides, and stream edges.
Behaviour
Breeding
They build a cup shaped nest on the ground or low in a bush. The clutch consists of 4-7 eggs.
Diet
The diet includes insects, and spiders.
Vocalisation
Song a rather harsh, buzzy beeee-BZZZZZ like a deep sigh.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- 51st supplement to the AOU checklist of North American birds
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Blue-winged Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 11 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue-winged_Warbler
