Yellow-fronted Wood Warbler
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Yellow-fronted Wood Warbler ( Vermivora bachmanii ) |
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The Bachman's Warbler ( Vermivora bachmanii ) is (or was) a small bird from the family of Waldsänger (Parulidae); it is considered extinct. The last sighting was in South Carolina in 1961 . The first describer John James Audubon chose the English name "Bachman's Warbler" after his friend, the natural scientist and priest John Bachman , who discovered the bird in 1832. Audubon himself had never seen the bird. He described it after a representation by John Bachman.
features
Yellow-fronted warbler had a body length of about 11 centimeters. The male had a yellow forehead, a black crown and a gray neck. The chin area and underside were also yellow. The plumage on the chest area was black. The upper side plumage and the wing covers wore an olive green color. The female's forehead was also yellow, but lighter than the male. The crown and neck area were gray. The underside plumage wore a light yellow color, the upper side plumage and the wing-coverts were olive-green as in the male.
distribution
The yellow-fronted warbler inhabited the swamps and lowland forests in southeastern North America . Their disappearance is mainly attributed to the drainage of the swamps and the destruction of the forest areas they inhabit.
literature
- Jon Curson, David Quinn, David Beadle: New World Warblers. Helm, London 1994, ISBN 0-7136-3932-6 .
Web links
- Vermivora bachmanii in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2008. Posted by: BirdLife International, 2008. Accessed on January 1 of 2009.