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[[Image:Lucys_Warbler.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Lisa W]]
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[[Image:Lucys_Warbler.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Lisa W <br/>Photo taken: Hereford, Arizona ]]
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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Photo taken: Hereford, Arizona
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4.25 inches.  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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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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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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Females and immatures similar to males but somewhat paler and may have some buff on underparts
 
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==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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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.
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Southwestern [[U.S.]].
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Habitat==
 
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Inhabits shrubby and canyon areas in deserts and foothills
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Shrubby and canyon areas in deserts and foothills
 
==Behaviour==
 
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These strictly insectivorous birds forage actively, looking for the caterpillars, beetles, and leafhoppers that compose most of their diet.
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Diet includes caterpillars, beetles, and leafhoppers.
  
  

Revision as of 17:16, 12 October 2007

Vermivora luciae
Photo by Lisa W
Photo taken: Hereford, Arizona

Identification

4.25 inches. 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 U.S..

Taxonomy

Habitat

Shrubby and canyon areas in deserts and foothills

Behaviour

Diet includes caterpillars, beetles, and leafhoppers.



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