Yellow-throated Warbler
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| Dendroica dominica (Linnaeus, 1766) |
The Yellow-throated Warbler, Dendroica dominica, is a small New World warbler. It breeds in southeastern North America from southern Pennsylvania and northern Missouri to the Gulf.
The two subspecies found in northwest Florida and the Bahamas are resident, but other populations are migratory, wintering from on the Gulf coast, eastern Central America and the Caribbean.
The summer male Yellow-throated Warbler has grey upperparts and wings, with a double white wing bar. The throat is yellow, and the rest of the underparts are white, streaked with black on the flanks.
The head is strongly patterned in black and white, with a long white, or yellow and white, supercilium depending on the race.
Other plumages are washed-out versions of the summer male, and in particular lack the strong head pattern, with weaker yellows, and grey instead of black.
The Yellow-throated Warbler is a woodland species with a preference for coniferous or swamp tree species. The cup nest is built in a tree, concealed amongst pine needles or Spanish moss. The clutch is 3-5 eggs, usually four.
The Yellow-throated Warbler is insectivorous, but will take some berries and nectar in winter.
The song is a clear descending whistle. The call is a high see or sharp chip.
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[edit] References
- BirdLife International (2004). Dendroica dominica. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 10 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
- New World Warblers by Curson, Quinn and Beadle, ISBN 0-7136-3932-6
[edit] Further reading
[edit] Book
- Hall, G. A. 1996. Yellow-throated Warbler (Dendroica dominica). In The Birds of North America, No. 223 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, and The American Ornithologists’ Union, Washington, D.C.
[edit] Thesis
- Barrow WC, Jr. Ph.D. (1990). Ecology of small insectivorous birds in a bottomland hardwood forest. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College, United States -- Louisiana.
[edit] Articles
- Banks RC & Browning MR. (1980). Correct Citations for Some North American Bird Taxa. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. vol 92, no 1. p. 195-203.
- Brooke M. (1969). Yellow-Throated Warbler in Ledges State Park. Iowa Bird Life. vol 39, no 3.
- Craig JT. (1972). 2 Fall Yellow-Throated Warblers in California. California Birds. vol 3, no 1. p. 17-18.
- Easterla DA & George W. (1970). Marbled Godwit and Yellow-Throated Warbler in Colombia South America. Condor. vol 72, no 4.
- Emlen JT. (1973). Territorial Aggression in Wintering Warblers at Bahama Agave Blossoms. Wilson Bulletin. vol 85, no 1. p. 71-74.
- Gabbe AP, Robinson SK & Brawn JD. (2002). Tree-species preferences of foraging insectivorous birds: Implications for floodplain forest restoration. Conservation Biology. vol 16, no 2. p. 462-470.
- Gaddis P. (1980). Mixed Flocks Accipiters and Anti Predator Behavior. Condor. vol 82, no 3. p. 348-349.
- Haney JC & Lydic J. (1999). Avifauna and vegetation structure in an old-growth oak-pine forest on the Cumberland Plateau, Tennessee (USA). Natural Areas Journal. vol 19, no 3. p. 199-210.
- Klaus NA, Buehler DA & Saxton AM. (2005). Forest management alternatives and songbird breeding habitat on the Cherokee National Forest, Tennessee. Journal of Wildlife Management. vol 69, no 1. p. 222-234.
- Koes RF. (1991). Additions to the Manitoba Bird List 1985-1990. Blue Jay. vol 49, no 4. p. 202-207.
- Larson B. (1996). The yellow-throated warbler: Soon to breed in Ontario?. Ontario Birds. vol 14, no 1. p. 3-9.
- Latta SC, Parkes KC & Wunderle JM, Jr. (1998). A new intrageneric Dendroica hybrid from Hispaniola. Auk. vol 115, no 2. p. 533-537.
- McNair DB. (1986). Past Breeding Distribution of Eleven Species in Georgia USA Based on Nest Records from Egg Data Slips. Oriole. vol 51, no 2-3. p. 28-31.
- Mery SC. (1976). Oklahoma Fall Records for the Yellow-Throated Warbler. Bulletin of the Oklahoma Ornithological Society. vol 9, no 4.
- Morse DH. (1974 ). Foraging of Pine Warblers Allopatric and Sympatric to Yellow-Throated Warblers. Wilson Bulletin. vol 86, p. 4.
- Norton RL. (1979). New Records of Birds for the Virgin Islands. American Birds. vol 33, no 2. p. 145-146.
- Patten MA & Marantz CA. (1996). Implications of vagrant southeastern vireos and warblers in California. Auk. vol 113, no 4. p. 911-923.
- Paxton RO, Buckley PA & Cutler DA. (1976). Hudson Delaware Region. American Birds. vol 30, no 4. p. 817-823.
- Stevenson HM. (1977). A Comparison of the Apalachicola River Avi Fauna above and Below Jim Woodruff Dam. Florida Marine Research Publications. vol 26, p. 34-36.
- Strauch JGJ. (1974). 1st Ontario Specimen of the Yellow-Throated Warbler. Canadian Field Naturalist. vol 88, no 3.
- Tomlinson DW. (2004). Wintering warblers in Cuba. Ontario Birds. vol 22, no 1. p. 15-19.
