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14–15 cm (5½-6 in)<br /> | 14–15 cm (5½-6 in)<br /> | ||
Yellow patches on sides unique but occasionally lacking. Birds of subspecies ''nigrifrons'' (West Mexico Warbler) are large and have dark mantle, Goldman's Warbler (''goldmani'') are large and have black mantle, while Audubon's Warbler are smaller and have grey mantle. | Yellow patches on sides unique but occasionally lacking. Birds of subspecies ''nigrifrons'' (West Mexico Warbler) are large and have dark mantle, Goldman's Warbler (''goldmani'') are large and have black mantle, while Audubon's Warbler are smaller and have grey mantle. | ||
| − | [[Image:Audubon's_Warbler.jpg|thumb|350px|right| | + | [[Image:Audubon's_Warbler.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Audubon's sub-species<br >Photo by {{user|eastwood|eastwood}}<br /> Vancouver, [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]], May 2007]] |
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
North America's most common warbler. Breeds from [[Alaska]] east to northern [[Quebec]] (absent only in arctic region) south across most of the western [[United States]]; northern [[Minnesota]] and [[Michigan]]; [[New York]]; western [[Pennsylvania]], and New England; also along the Appalachians south to [[West Virginia]]. | North America's most common warbler. Breeds from [[Alaska]] east to northern [[Quebec]] (absent only in arctic region) south across most of the western [[United States]]; northern [[Minnesota]] and [[Michigan]]; [[New York]]; western [[Pennsylvania]], and New England; also along the Appalachians south to [[West Virginia]]. | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Coniferous and mixed forests also winters in open area. | Coniferous and mixed forests also winters in open area. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
Diet mostly insectivorous but will eat berries and other vegetation. Audobon's group eat some fruit in the winter months. | Diet mostly insectivorous but will eat berries and other vegetation. Audobon's group eat some fruit in the winter months. | ||
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| + | Image:040616YRWarbler1a-copy.jpg|Moulting to Spring plumage<br />Photo by {{user|KC+Foggin|KC Foggin}}<br />Myrtle Beach, [[South Carolina]], April 2016 | ||
| + | Image:Yellow-rumped Warbler 82 3574.jpg|Photo by {{user|STEFFRO1|STEFFRO1}}<br />[[Huntington Beach State Park]], [[South Carolina]], January 2015 | ||
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==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
#Dunn, Jon; Garrett, Kimball. 1997. ''A Field Guide to Warblers of North America''. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. ISBN 9780395783214 | #Dunn, Jon; Garrett, Kimball. 1997. ''A Field Guide to Warblers of North America''. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. ISBN 9780395783214 | ||
Revision as of 22:14, 18 February 2017
- Setophaga coronata
Includes: Myrtle Warbler; Audubon's Warbler; West Mexico Warbler; Goldman's Warbler
Identification
14–15 cm (5½-6 in)
Yellow patches on sides unique but occasionally lacking. Birds of subspecies nigrifrons (West Mexico Warbler) are large and have dark mantle, Goldman's Warbler (goldmani) are large and have black mantle, while Audubon's Warbler are smaller and have grey mantle.
Distribution
North America's most common warbler. Breeds from Alaska east to northern Quebec (absent only in arctic region) south across most of the western United States; northern Minnesota and Michigan; New York; western Pennsylvania, and New England; also along the Appalachians south to West Virginia.
Found anywhere in North America in migration. Winters in southern United States, along the west coast north to Washington, and in Central America. Rare in northern South America.
Casual vagrant to Great Britain (22 records).
Taxonomy
Formerly placed in genus Dendroica.
Subspecies
There are 6 subspecies1
The eastern (Myrtle) and western (Audubon's) races of this species were once considered separate species. New results indicate that this topic probably will be assessed again soon, and if so, each of the four groups may become full species.
- Group "Audubon's Warbler"
- S. c. auduboni:
- breeds along the Pacific Slope region
- S. c. memorabilis:
- breeds from south-eastern British Columbia south (east of the Cascades and Sierra Nevada) to Arizona, New Mexico and western Texas (this form sometimes lumped with auduboni)
- Group "Myrtle Warbler"
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Photo by Tom Jenner.
Cordillera de los Cuchumatanes in western Guatemala, April 2006.
- S. c. coronata:
- breeds from north-central Alberta across Canada to the eastern United States
- S. c. hooveri:
- breeds from Alaska, northern Yukon, and north-western Mackenzie south to northern British Columbia (this form sometimes lumped with coronata)
- Group "West Mexico Warbler" (or sometimes called "Black-fronted Warbler")
- S. c. nigrifrons:
- breeds Chihuahua and Durango mountains in western Mexico.
- Group "Goldman's Warbler"
- S. c. goldmani:
- breeds south-eastern Chiapas (rare) and Guatemala
Habitat
Coniferous and mixed forests also winters in open area.
Behaviour
Diet
Diet mostly insectivorous but will eat berries and other vegetation. Audobon's group eat some fruit in the winter months.
Gallery
Click on photo for larger image
Moulting to Spring plumage
Photo by KC Foggin
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, April 2016
Photo by STEFFRO1
Huntington Beach State Park, South Carolina, January 2015
Reference
- Dunn, Jon; Garrett, Kimball. 1997. A Field Guide to Warblers of North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. ISBN 9780395783214
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Birdforum thread discussing the taxonomy of Yellow-rumped Warbler
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Yellow-rumped Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 18 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-rumped_Warbler
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