Ringed warbler
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| Oporornis | ||||||||||||
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| Oporornis agilis | ||||||||||||
| ( Wilson , 1812) |
The ringed warbler ( Oporornis agilis ) is a small bird in the family of the wood warbler (Parulidae) and the only species in the genus Oporornis . The Kentucky wood warbler , gray-headed wood warbler and the thicket wood warbler used to belong to this genus, but are now assigned to the genus yellow throats ( Geothlypis ).
The ring warbler has olive-green upper plumage and dull yellow lower plumage. The male's head, throat, and upper chest are gray; in the female these areas are brownish. They wear a white eye ring around their eyes and their beaks are thin and pointed. Their legs are slightly pink in color.
They feed mainly on insects . Berries and seeds are rarely picked up.
The bowl-shaped nest is built on the ground or just above the ground in a bush or shrub. Grass, leaves and other vegetable fibers are used as nesting material. A clutch consists of four to five white, brown-spotted eggs.
The approximately 14 centimeter tall shy bird with the English name Connecticut Warbler was named after the place of its discovery in Connecticut . However, it is rarely found during the Connecticut hike. The distribution area in the breeding season extends from the south in Canada over North America to Central America . They prefer to breed near swamps or in deciduous forests near a body of water. Their wintering areas are in the north of South America .
literature
- Jon Curson, David Quinn, David Beadle: New World Warblers. Helm, London 1994, ISBN 0-7136-3932-6 .
Web links
- Oporornis agilis in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2008. Posted by: BirdLife International, 2008. Accessed on December 20 of 2008.