Browed Warbler
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Browed Warbler ( Vermivora peregrina ) |
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The brewing warbler ( Vermivora peregrina ) is a small bird from the family of Waldsänger (Parulidae).
Browed warbler have a body size of about eleven to twelve centimeters. The upper side plumage is olive green to olive yellow with a gray head plumage, the lower side plumage is yellowish to white.
Among other things, they create their bowl-shaped nests in the dense undergrowth on the ground. A clutch consists of four to six brown spotted white eggs. The female incubates the eggs over a period of eleven to twelve days.
The breeding areas are in the north of North America , from Canada to the north of the USA . Over the winter they move to the south of Central America . It is also a very rare guest in Western Europe .
literature
- Jon Curson, David Quinn, David Beadle: New World Warblers. Helm, London 1994, ISBN 0-7136-3932-6 .
Web links
- Videos, photos and sound recordings of Vermivora peregrina in the Internet Bird Collection
- Leiothlypis peregrina inthe IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013.2. Listed by: BirdLife International, 2012. Retrieved February 2, 2014.