Gray-headed wood warbler
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The gray-headed warbler ( Geothlypis philadelphia , syn .: Oporornis philadelphia ) is a small insectivorous bird from the genus of the yellow throats ( Geothlypis ) in the family of the warbler (Parulidae). Gray-headed warblers are about eight inches tall. The upper side plumage is olive green; the underside plumage yellow. Male gray-headed warbler wear gray head and chest plumage. They have black spots on the throat and chest. The head and chest plumage of the females and young birds is gray-brown.
The range extends during the breeding season from Canada over the northeast of the USA to the east. They lay their bowl-shaped nests in the thick undergrowth on the ground. They spend the winter in Central America and in the north of South America .
They feed mainly on insects .
literature
- Jon Curson, David Quinn, David Beadle: New World Warblers. Helm, London 1994, ISBN 0-7136-3932-6 .
Web links
- Geothlypis philadelphia in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2008. Posted by: BirdLife International, 2008. Accessed January 2 of 2009.