Golden Grouse Wood Warbler
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Golden Grouse Warbler ( Basileuterus culicivorus ) |
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The golden-winged wood warbler ( Basileuterus culicivorus ) is a bird of the wood warbler family (Parulidae).
He reaches a body length of 12.5 to 12.7 centimeters and a weight of ten grams. The plumage is brown over light brown to gray-green on the upper side; on the underside light gray to light brown to light yellow. The females are more dull in color than the males. The black-lined, yellow to orange-brown parting is characteristic.
The large distribution area extends from Mexico to the north of Argentina and Uruguay in Central and South America . There are also populations in Trinidad . For breeding, the golden-winged wood warbler mainly moves to the areas of Mexico and Central America.
Mainly the golden-grouse wood warbler inhabits the lowland forests. Further habitats are found in plantations, in the bush vegetation or in the rainforests. The female builds a domed roofed nest on the ground and lays two to four white eggs, which are hatched in a period of 14 to 17 days.
Golden Grouse Warbler roam singly or in pairs in the lower regions of the dense vegetation in search of food. The prey animals include caterpillars , spiders , insects and other invertebrates that are found in the foliage of trees and bushes or captured in flight.
literature
- Jon Curson, David Quinn, David Beadle: New World Warblers. Helm, London 1994, ISBN 0-7136-3932-6 .
Web links
- Basileuterus culicivorus in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2008. Posted by: BirdLife International, 2008. Accessed on December 30 of 2008.
- Videos, photos and sound recordings of Basileuterus culicivorus in the Internet Bird Collection