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[[Image:Red-faced_Warbler.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by <B>Katy Penland</B>]]
 
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==Identification==
 
==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.
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13 cm. Grey above, white below, with bright red forehead, throat, and breast; black crown and ear patch; white nape patch and rump.
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
Breeds in southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico. Winters in tropics.
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[[United States]]
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==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Habitat==  
 
==Habitat==  
 
Montane coniferous forests.
 
Montane coniferous forests.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==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.
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It builds a ground nest of rootlets and grasses, and 3 - 4 white, marked eggs are laid.
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.
 
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.
 
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
  
[[Category:Birds]]
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Revision as of 17:09, 20 November 2007

Cardellina rubrifrons
Photo by Katy Penland

Identification

13 cm. Grey above, white below, with bright red forehead, throat, and breast; black crown and ear patch; white nape patch and rump.

Distribution

United States

Taxonomy

Habitat

Montane coniferous forests.

Behaviour

It builds a ground nest of rootlets and grasses, and 3 - 4 white, marked eggs are laid.

External Links

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