American Wood warbler ,CUBA (1 Viewer)

DOC REED

Well-known member

• Apr 16, 2010

• #1

Help!Cayo Cocos on Cuba this easter .mangrove thicket buzzing with warblers ,including Prairie/Cape May, Redstart ,Yellow,B & W ,N.waterthrush,Parula,Black Throated Green and Black Throated Blue,and finally Palm warbler.Then this one popped up.I've looked in New World warblers and still cant clinch it.Some American help needed here?Possibly Yellow rumped or poorly marked Cape May.Thanks in advance for any help offered !

 

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KenM

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• Apr 17, 2010

• #2

Doc Hi,
I can't find anything in Sibley that is remotely comparable! I can see the reasons for calling on Cape May and Yellow Rumped as having constituent parts that might be ascribed.....albeit as previously stated 'remotely.' Even a hybrid species would take some 'imagination'. From a structural point of view, the bill to my eye looks 'not inconsiderable'. Others may have a different perspective?.............

 

RJP

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• Apr 17, 2010

• #3

I certainly don't have a confident ID, but one thing to remember is that the bird may be molting between two quite different plumages. It seems to have some characteristics of a Blackpoll Warbler halfway between basic and alternate, but not all is well with that hypothesis, either, as I don't see any striping on the back and the feet appear to be the wrong color.

 

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csanchez7

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• Apr 17, 2010

• #4

The bird is not any of the American warblers, I believe -- neither Yellow-rumped or Cape May. I am pretty certain on that, as the markings and general body structure don't match either species (that looks like a really long bill).

I'm used to seeing Cape May and Yellow-rumped in winter plumage here in South Florida, and I don't recall an individual looking quite like this one.

Carlos

 

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Microtus

Maryland USA (he/him)

• Apr 17, 2010

• #5

Cape May Warbler? It sure has a pointed bill, traces of yellow on the throat and face, and a greenish-yellow rump.

#38 here: http://www.hbmo.org/BandingTest/banderquizAnswers.php
Photo: http://www.hbmo.org/BandingTest/Thumbs/bird038.JPG

 

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csanchez7

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• Apr 17, 2010

• #6

I think you might have it Microtus! It certainly fits the breast, wing, and rump coloration of the bird in the photo. I take my previous post back. To think, I was looking at some Cape May Warblers today in Key Largo but in spiffy breeding plumage.

Looking at my "Birds of the West Indies," nothing endemic to the Caribbean is even remotely close to the bird in the photo so CMWA seems like the best answer.

Carlos

 

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Jim M.

Member since 2007

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• Apr 17, 2010

• #7

(EDIT: posting at the same time as Carlos].

Cape May was my first thought. Sure has a long bill though. However, yellow just between auriculars and shoulder of wing is in just the right place. We have seen some weird whitish CMWA in these threads in the past.

Best,
Jim

 

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Microtus

Maryland USA (he/him)

• Apr 17, 2010

• #8

Thanks guys. The body said Dendroica, but the pointed bill said Cape May. There appears to be some direct sunlight on the face, side of the throat, and upper chest, which makes the bird look really odd.

The Cuban endemics plates in the big Raffaele et al. has nothing resembling this bird.

 

DOC REED

Well-known member

• Apr 17, 2010

• #9

Thanks guys !