South Padre Island Convention Center, South Padre Island, Cameron County, Texas, USA, April 2017
- Helmitheros vermivorus
Helmitheros vermivorum
Identification
13cm
Fairly distinct with olive back, yellowish but nonconstrasting underparts, black loral stripe and black crown stripe.
Distribution
Breeds in eastern United States from Missouri east to southern New York, Connecticut and southern Massachusetts south along atlantic coast to South Carolina; absent over much of the area east of the Appalachians else south to northern Georgia. Occasionally overshoots northern range in migration.
Rare to casual vagrant in the western United States.
Winters from Mexico to Panama and on the Greater Antilles.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Thick deciduous woodlands with undergrowth, preferably ravines and hillsides.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes insects.
Breeding
The nest is an open cup placed on the ground. The clutch consists of 4 or 5 eggs; both adults feed the young.
References
- 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.
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Worm-eating Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Worm-eating_Warbler
External Links
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