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Photo © by jparks
Black Range Mountains, New Mexico, USA, 2 May 2011

Cardellina rubrifrons

Identification

13 cm (5 in)

Forehead, throat, and breast bright red
Crown and ear patch black
Nape white
Underparts white
Upperparts grey
- Wing bar white
Rump white

Distribution

North and Central America:
Breeding in the mountains of south-eastern Arizona and south-western New Mexico (United States) and north-western Mexico.

Winters south to Honduras.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

Montane mixed coniferous forests (pine-oak usually).

Behaviour

Flicks tail sideways.

Breeding

It builds a ground nest of rootlets and grasses. The clutch consists of 3 - 4 white, marked eggs.

Vocalisation

Song: sweet-sweet-sweet-weeta-see-see-see, reminiscent of Yellow Warbler.
Call: a loud chup

References

Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/

List of references

Recommended Citation

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Red-faced Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Red-faced_Warbler

External Links

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+[[Image:Red-faced_Warbler_by_jparks.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo &copy; by {{user|jparks|jparks}}<br />Black Range Mountains, [[New Mexico]], [[USA]], 2 May 2011]]
-[[Image:Red-faced_Warbler.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by <B>Katy Penland</B>]]
+;[[:Category:Cardellina|Cardellina]] rubrifrons
 ==Identification==
-Description: 5 1/4" (13 cm). Gray above, white below, with bright red forehead, throat, and breast; black crown and ear patch; white nape patch and rump.
+cm (5 in)<br />
+*Forehead, throat, and breast bright red
+*Crown and ear patch black
+*Nape white
+*Underparts white
+*Upperparts grey
+**Wing bar white
+*Rump white
 ==Distribution==
-Breeds in southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico. Winters in tropics.
+[[North America|North]] and [[Central America]]:<br />
+Breeding in the mountains of south-eastern [[Arizona]] and south-western [[New Mexico]] ([[United States]]) and north-western [[Mexico]].
+Winters south to [[Honduras]].
 ==Taxonomy==
+This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
 ==Habitat==
-Montane coniferous forests.
+Montane mixed coniferous forests (pine-oak usually).
 ==Behaviour==
-Nesting: 3 or 4 white, marked eggs in a loosely assembled ground nest of rootlets and grasses, sheltered by a log, rock, or patch of weeds.
+Flicks tail sideways.
-Voice: Song is a series of rich notes: sweet-sweet-sweet-weeta-see-see-see, similar to that of the Yellow Warbler. Call is a loud chup.
+====Breeding====
-Active and energetic like most warblers, the Red-faced keeps to the outside canopy of tall trees. This warbler has the characteristic habit of flicking its tail sideways.
+It builds a ground nest of rootlets and grasses. The clutch consists of 3 - 4 white, marked eggs.
+====Vocalisation====
+'''Song''': ''sweet-sweet-sweet-weeta-see-see-see'', reminiscent of [[Yellow Warbler]].<br />
+'''Call''': a loud ''chup''
+==References==
+#{{Ref-Clements6thOct22}}{{ref}}
 ==External Links==
+{{GSearch|"Cardellina rubrifrons" {{!}} "Red-faced Warbler"}}
+{{GS-checked}}1
+<br />
+<br />
-[[Category:Birds]]
+[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Cardellina]]