Goldwing Wood Warbler
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| ( Linnaeus , 1766) |
The golden-winged warbler ( Vermivora chrysoptera ) is a small bird in the family of Waldsänger (Parulidae).
In the breeding dress the male has gray upper side plumage and white lower side plumage. The plumage is yellow on the crown and there are yellow wing rods on the wing covers. Above the eyes there is a broad black stripe extending backwards and the throat area is also black. In the female, these areas are gray and the overall plumage is duller.
Golden-winged warbler feed mostly on insects .
A bowl-shaped nest is built near the ground in a bush or directly on the ground. The female lays four to five eggs in the nest.
The breeding areas of the golden-winged warbler are in eastern North America and southern Canada . In winter he moves to South America and is also a very rare guest in Western Europe .
Scientists from the University of California have found that the behavior of the Goldenwing Wood Warbler can predict storms for up to two days.
literature
- Jon Curson, David Quinn, David Beadle: New World Warblers. Helm, London 1994, ISBN 0-7136-3932-6 .
Web links
- Vermivora chrysoptera in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2008. Posted by: BirdLife International, 2008. Accessed January 2 of 2009.