Crescent-chested Warbler - BirdForum Opus

Oreothlypis superciliosa

Parula superciliosa

breeding
Photo by Raul Padilla
Pachuca Mexico May 2013

Identification

• Green back
• Yellow underparts
• Grey head
• Chestnut crescent on breast

Distribution

Central America: found in Mexico south to Honduras, Guatemala and Nicaragua.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

Five subspecies are recognized^[1]:

• O. s. sodalis:

• Sierra Madre Occidental of western Mexico

• O. s. mexicana:

• Sierra Madre Oriental of eastern Mexico

• O. s. palliata:

• South-western Mexico (southern Jalisco to western Michoacán and Guerrero)

• O. s. superciliosa:

• Highlands of southern Mexico (Chiapas) to Guatemala and western Honduras

• O. s. parva:

• Highlands of central and eastern Honduras and Nicaragua

It was formerly included in Parula.

Habitat

Woodland.

Behaviour

Breeding

Monogamous.

The female builds the nest from grass and plant materials on a grass tussock. The clutch of 3 white eggs is incubated by the female for 12-14 days. Both sexes feed the young which fledge at approximately 8-10 days.

Diet

The diet includes insects, berries and fruit.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
2. 51st supplement to the AOU checklist of North American birds
3. Wikipedia

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Crescent-chested Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Crescent-chested_Warbler

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