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;[[:Category:Vermivora|Vermivora]] cyanoptera
 
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''Vermivora pinus''
 
''Vermivora pinus''
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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[[Image:24926Blue-winged1.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|spitt55|spitt55}}<br />Western [[New York]], July 2005 ]]
 
L 4 3/4" (12cm)<br />
 
L 4 3/4" (12cm)<br />
 
'''Male'''
 
'''Male'''
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*Hind-neck and upperparts olive
 
*Hind-neck and upperparts olive
 
*White tail-spots<br />
 
*White tail-spots<br />
[[Image:24926Blue-winged1.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|spitt55|spitt55}}<br />Western [[New York]], July 2005 ]]
 
 
'''Female''': similar but paler
 
'''Female''': similar but paler
 
*Crown washed olive in female and juvenile
 
*Crown washed olive in female and juvenile
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Interbreeds with [[Golden-winged Warbler]], producing two main plumage types: 'Brewster's Warbler' and 'Lawrence's Warbler'.
 
Interbreeds with [[Golden-winged Warbler]], producing two main plumage types: 'Brewster's Warbler' and 'Lawrence's Warbler'.
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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[[Image:DSC 29171.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|glide133|glide133}}<br />Doodletown Rd, Orange County, [[New York]], July 2018]]
 
Breeds eastern [[North America]] from southern [[Minnesota]] east to [[New York]], [[Massachusetts]] and [[Connecticut]] south to [[Arkansas]] in the western part of its range, east across [[Michigan]], southern [[Ontario]], [[Illinois]], [[Indiana]], [[Ohio]], [[West Virginia]] and [[Pennsylvania]].
 
Breeds eastern [[North America]] from southern [[Minnesota]] east to [[New York]], [[Massachusetts]] and [[Connecticut]] south to [[Arkansas]] in the western part of its range, east across [[Michigan]], southern [[Ontario]], [[Illinois]], [[Indiana]], [[Ohio]], [[West Virginia]] and [[Pennsylvania]].
  

Revision as of 23:16, 13 July 2018

Photo © by Birder1844
Fulton, New York, USA
Vermivora cyanoptera

Vermivora pinus

Identification

Female
Photo © by spitt55
Western New York, July 2005

L 4 3/4" (12cm)
Male

  • Yellow head and underparts
  • Black lores
  • Blue-gray wings, with two white wing-bars
  • Undertail coverts are yellowish or white
  • Hind-neck and upperparts olive
  • White tail-spots

Female: similar but paler

  • Crown washed olive in female and juvenile

Hybrid Interbreeds with Golden-winged Warbler, producing two main plumage types: 'Brewster's Warbler' and 'Lawrence's Warbler'.

Distribution

Juvenile
Photo © by glide133
Doodletown Rd, Orange County, New York, July 2018

Breeds eastern North America from southern Minnesota east to New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut south to Arkansas in the western part of its range, east across Michigan, southern Ontario, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania.

Winters eastern Mexico to central Panama.

Rare vagrant in the west, mostly to Colorado and California.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

The scientific name is being changed to Vermivora cyanoptera[2].

Habitat

Later successional habitats including old fields, brushy hillsides, and stream edges.

Behaviour

Breeding

They build a cup shaped nest on the ground or low in a bush. The clutch consists of 4-7 eggs.

Diet

The diet includes insects, and spiders.

Vocalisation

Song a rather harsh, buzzy beeee-BZZZZZ like a deep sigh.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. 51st supplement to the AOU checklist of North American birds
  3. Wikipedia

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