- 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/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Red-faced Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Red-faced_Warbler
External Links
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