Black-cheeked Warbler - BirdForum Opus

Photo by megan perkins
Savegre, Costa Rica, March 2010

Basileuterus melanogenys

Identification

13-13.5 cm

• Rufous crown
• Long white supercilium
• Black cheeks
• Dull olive upperparts
• Olive grey breast
• Yellow-white belly
  

Sexes similar
Juvenile: browner on upperparts, dull supercilium, greyer breast, 2 cinnamon wingbars

Distribution

Central and southern Costa Rica and western Panama.

Taxonomy

Pirre Warbler was formerly regarded as subspecies of this species.

Subspecies^[1]

• B. m. melanogenys:

• Subtropical highlands of Costa Rica

• B. m. eximus:

• Highlands of western Panama (Chiriquí)

• B. m. bensoni:

Highlands of western Panama (Veraguas)

Habitat

Oak forests with a dense bamboo understory usually from 2500 m to the treeline, but may be found at 1600m.

Behaviour

Breeding

They build a bulky domed nest with a side entrance. The clutch consists of 2 white eggs.

Diet

The diet includes small invertebrates, insects and spiders.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. Wikipedia

• List of references

Recommended Citation

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

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