- Leiothlypis peregrina
Vermivora peregrina
Oreothlypis peregrina
Identification
Photo © by Joseph Morlan
High Island, Smith Oaks Sanctuary, Bolivar Peninsula, Texas, USA, 19 April 2021
12 cm (4¾ in)
- Brown upperparts
- Grey crown and nape
- White supercilium
- Black eye stripe
- Green back
- White underparts
- Undertail is either dark or with small, not strongly contrasting pale spot[3]
Females are duller, with a less contrasted head and yellow-tinged under-parts.
Similar species
Orange-crowned Warbler has a yellow vent and longer tail. Its eye stripe does not normally extend behind the eye although individuals can show this to some degree.
Distribution
North Central and South America: found from South East Alaska and southern Yukon to northern US; winters southern Mexico to north-western South America.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1]. It was formerly included in Vermivora or in Oreothlypis.
Habitat
Breeding habitat is coniferous or mixed woodlands, bogs and swamps, especially spruce forest edges. In migration can be found in almost any woodlands, orchards, and town parks.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main summer diet consists of insects, though in the winter they take berries, fruit and nectar in addition to any insects that can be found.
Breeding
They nest on the ground. The clutch consists of 4-7 eggs which are laid in a cup nest. They rarely have a second brood, though may lay a replacement clutch up until August.
Gallery
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References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Curson, J. (2020). Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/61456 on 9 April 2020).
- Birdforum post showing undertails of this species and Bay-breasted Warbler
- R. T. Chesser, K. J. Burns, C. Cicero, et al. (2019) Sixtieth Supplement to the American Ornithological Society’s Check-list of North American Birds, The Auk: Ornithological Advances XX:1–23. PDF
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Tennessee Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Tennessee_Warbler
External Links
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