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[[Image:Wilsons_Warbler.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo &copy; by {{user|Michael+W|Michael Woodruff}}<br />Spokane, Spokane County, [[Washington]], [[USA]], 21 September 2004]]
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;[[:Category:Cardellina|Cardellina]] pusilla
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''Wilsonia pusilla''
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==Identification==
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[[Image:616 06432fg Female Taiga Wilson s Warbler.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|bobsofpa|Bob Sheldon}}<br />Cottonwood Campground, [[Big Bend National Park]], [[Texas]], [[USA]], 18 April 2016]]
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12 cm (4¾ in)<br />
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'''Male''': Face, throat, and underparts yellow with slightly duskier auriculars and glossy black cap.  Nape and upperparts yellow-olive, wings and tail darker.
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'''Female''': Crown olive to mostly black.
  
[[Image:Wilsons_Warbler.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Michael W<br />Photo taken: Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA.]]
 
==Description==
 
==Identification==
 
Male: Face, throat, and underparts yellow with slightly duskier auriculars and glossy black cap.  Nape and upperparts yellow-olive, wings and tail darker.  Female: Crown olive to mostly black.</p><p>
 
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
Breeds in [[North America]] from [[Alaska]] throughout most of [[Canada]] east to [[Newfoundland]] south to northern [[New York]] and northern New England in the east; in the west found in coastal mountains south to southern [[California]] and in the Rocky Mountain region. In migration found throughout the [[United States]] and [[Canada]]. Winters [[Mexico]] south to western [[Panama]]. Accidental vagrant to [[Greenland]] (1 record) and [[Great Britain]] (1 record).  
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[[File:Wilsons_Warbler_FromBehind_VCTR.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Back plumage <br />Photo &copy; by {{user|Victor+Vector|Victor Vector}}<br />Mojave Narrows Regional Park, [[California]], [[USA]], 6 May 2021]]
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Breeds in [[North America]] from [[Alaska]] throughout most of [[Canada]] east to [[Newfoundland]] south to northern [[New York]] and northern New England in the east; in the west found in coastal mountains south to southern [[California]] and in the Rocky Mountain region. In migration found throughout the [[United States]] and [[Canada]]. Winters [[Mexico]] south to western [[Panama]].
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Accidental vagrant to [[Greenland]] (1 record) and [[Great Britain]] (1 record).  
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
Consists of three subspecies.
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Formerly placed in genus [[:Category:Wilsonia|Wilsonia]].
====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>====
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====Subspecies====
*''W. p. chryseola'' - breeds along the pacific coast from British Columbia south to s. California
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There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>:
*''W. p. pileolata'' - breeds from Alaska south to interior west
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*''C. p. chryseola'' - breeds along the pacific coast from [[British Columbia]] south to southern [[California]]
*''W. p. pusilla'' - breeds from Northwest Territories and Saskatchewan east throughout eastern range
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*''C. p. pileolata'' - breeds from [[Alaska]] south to interior west
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*''C. p. pusilla'' - breeds from [[Northwest Territories]] and [[Saskatchewan]] east throughout eastern range<br />
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Recent molecular results indicate that these might comprise two species, with ''C. p. pileolata'' including ''chryseola'' becoming ''C. pileolata'' (Pileolated Warbler?)<sup>[[#References|[3]]][[#References|[6]]]</sup>.
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==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
Thickets and brush, especially near water.
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Thickets and brush, especially near water. They breed in a variety of woodlands, especially conifererous and mixed deciduous/coniferous and woods on boggy ground.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
==Voice==
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====Diet====
Song a rapid series of 10-15 short, whistled notes <i>chchchchchchchch</i> with sharp, chattery quality; last few notes usually lower and faster, generally downslurred, sometimes two-syllable.</p><p>
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Their diet consists mostly of insects and spiders. With the addition of honeydew and berries when available.
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====Breeding====
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Their breeding season runs from April to July. Some populations may have a second brood.
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====Vocalisation====
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'''Song''': a rapid series of 10-15 short, whistled notes <i>chchchchchchchch</i> with sharp, chattery quality; last few notes usually lower and faster, generally downslurred, sometimes two-syllable.<br /> <br />
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{{ Audio|Wilson'sWarbler.mp3 }}
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[[Media:Wilson'sWarbler.mp3|Listen to a song clip (subspecies ''C. p. chryseola'']])<br />
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Recording &copy; by {{user|jmorlan|Joseph Morlan}}<br />
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Pescadero, [[California]], 02 April 2020
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====Movements====
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Medium to long-distance migrant.
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==References==
 
==References==
# Dunn, Jon; Garrett, Kimball. 1997. ''A Field Guide to Warblers of North America''. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. ISBN 9780395783214
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}# Dunn, Jon; Garrett, Kimball. 1997. ''A Field Guide to Warblers of North America''. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. ISBN 9780395783214
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#[http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=2173318 Birdforum thread] discussing taxonomy of this species
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#Curson, J. & de Juana, E. (2020). Wilson’s Warbler (''Cardellina pusilla''). 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/61522 on 11 April 2020).
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#Ammon, E. M. and W. M. Gilbert (2020). Wilson's Warbler (''Cardellina pusilla''), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (P. G. Rodewald, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.wlswar.01
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#Irwin, D.E., Irwin, J.H. & Smith, T.B. (2011) Genetic variation and seasonal migratory connectivity in Wilson’s warblers (''Wilsonia pusilla''): species-level differences in nuclear DNA between western and eastern populations. Mol. Ecol. 20(15): 3102–3115.
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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Latest revision as of 19:09, 22 November 2023

Photo © by Michael Woodruff
Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA, 21 September 2004
Cardellina pusilla

Wilsonia pusilla

Identification

Female
Photo © by Bob Sheldon
Cottonwood Campground, Big Bend National Park, Texas, USA, 18 April 2016

12 cm (4¾ in)
Male: Face, throat, and underparts yellow with slightly duskier auriculars and glossy black cap. Nape and upperparts yellow-olive, wings and tail darker.

Female: Crown olive to mostly black.

Distribution

Back plumage
Photo © by Victor Vector
Mojave Narrows Regional Park, California, USA, 6 May 2021

Breeds in North America from Alaska throughout most of Canada east to Newfoundland south to northern New York and northern New England in the east; in the west found in coastal mountains south to southern California and in the Rocky Mountain region. In migration found throughout the United States and Canada. Winters Mexico south to western Panama.

Accidental vagrant to Greenland (1 record) and Great Britain (1 record).

Taxonomy

Formerly placed in genus Wilsonia.

Subspecies

There are 3 subspecies1:

Recent molecular results indicate that these might comprise two species, with C. p. pileolata including chryseola becoming C. pileolata (Pileolated Warbler?)[3][6].

Habitat

Thickets and brush, especially near water. They breed in a variety of woodlands, especially conifererous and mixed deciduous/coniferous and woods on boggy ground.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists mostly of insects and spiders. With the addition of honeydew and berries when available.

Breeding

Their breeding season runs from April to July. Some populations may have a second brood.

Vocalisation

Song: a rapid series of 10-15 short, whistled notes chchchchchchchch with sharp, chattery quality; last few notes usually lower and faster, generally downslurred, sometimes two-syllable.

Listen to a song clip (subspecies C. p. chryseola)
Recording © by Joseph Morlan
Pescadero, California, 02 April 2020

Movements

Medium to long-distance migrant.

References

  1. 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/
  2. Dunn, Jon; Garrett, Kimball. 1997. A Field Guide to Warblers of North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. ISBN 9780395783214
  3. Birdforum thread discussing taxonomy of this species
  4. Curson, J. & de Juana, E. (2020). Wilson’s Warbler (Cardellina pusilla). 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/61522 on 11 April 2020).
  5. Ammon, E. M. and W. M. Gilbert (2020). Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (P. G. Rodewald, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.wlswar.01
  6. Irwin, D.E., Irwin, J.H. & Smith, T.B. (2011) Genetic variation and seasonal migratory connectivity in Wilson’s warblers (Wilsonia pusilla): species-level differences in nuclear DNA between western and eastern populations. Mol. Ecol. 20(15): 3102–3115.

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