Climbing Wood Warbler
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Climbing Warbler ( Mniotilta varia ) |
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| Vieillot , 1816 | ||||||||||||
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| ( Linnaeus , 1766) |
The climbing Waldsänger ( Mniotilta varia ) or black-and-white warbler is a small bird in the family of Waldsänger (Parulidae) and the only species in the genus Mniotilta .
features
The upper side plumage of the male climbing warbler is striped black and white; the underside plumage white with black stripes on the chest and on the flanks. The female and the young birds have a similar plumage, only it is generally more blunt.
nutrition
Climbing warbler feed mainly on insects that they find along the tree trunks in the crevices of the cattle.
Reproduction
The female lays four to five eggs in a bowl-shaped nest on the ground floor.
Occurrence
The breeding areas are in mixed forests, preferably in humid habitats, in the east and north of North America , from southern Canada to Florida . In winter it moves to Central America to areas in South America such as Peru . It also appears as a rare guest in Western Europe , such as Ireland and Great Britain .
literature
- Jon Curson, David Quinn, David Beadle: New World Warblers. Helm, London 1994, ISBN 0-7136-3932-6 .
Web links
- Mniotilta varia in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2008. Posted by: BirdLife International, 2008. Accessed on December 18 of 2008.
- Videos, photos and sound recordings of Mniotilta varia in the Internet Bird Collection
- Climbing forest warbler feathers