- Dendroica pinus
Identification
5 1/2 in (14 cm)
- Unstreaked olive above
- Yellow throat and breast
- Blurry streaking below
- White belly
- Inconspicuous eye stripe
- Two white wing bars
Female and immature similar but duller; often lack yellowish colour on breast.
Immature's upperparts are olive-brown. Throat and breast are paler.
Distribution
Eastern North America from southeastern corner of Manitoba, northern Minnesota, and northern and central Wisconsin east to Pennsylvania, New York and New England; scattered throughout much of the midwest; and from eastern Texas and Oklahoma east to New Jersey and south to Florida. Rare vagrant in the western United States.
Taxonomy
Consists of four subspecies.
Subspecies1
- D. p. achrustera - breeds in the Bahamas
- D. p. chrysoleuca - breeds on Hispaniola
- D. p. florida - breeds in peninsular Florida
- D. p. pinus - breeds throughout the n.e. United States north of peninsular Florida
Habitat
Pine forests. In migration often found at feeders.
Behaviour
Breeding
They build nests deep, open cup shaped, placed near the end of a tree branch, preferably pine trees
Diet
Includes insects, seeds and berries
Reference
- Dunn, Jon; Garrett, Kimball. 1997. A Field Guide to Warblers of North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. ISBN 9780395783214
