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Canada Warbler

Wilsonia canadensisOrder: PASSERIFORMESFamily: Wood Warblers (Parulidae)

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General

Canada Warbler: Small warbler with slate-gray upperparts, bright yellow underparts, black-streaked necklace, and white vent. Eye-ring is yellow. Female is duller with gray upperparts.

Range and Habitat

Canada Warbler: Breeds from southern Canada to northern U.S. east of the Rockies, and in the mountains to northern Georgia. Spends winters in the tropics. Preferred habitats include cool, moist woodlands with abundant undergrowth.

Listen to Call

Voice Text

"chip"

Interesting Facts

 Canada Warblers are declining throughout the Northeast at rates of 4% to 7% per year. The causes of the declines are unknown, but loss and degradation of breeding habitat appear to be contributing factors.

 They have been seen twice in Europe. The first record was seen in Iceland, and the second was of a first-winter female which was found in Kilbaha, County Clare, Ireland in October 2006.

 The distinctive black markings across an otherwise yellow throat and breast gives this warbler the nickname of "Necklaced Warbler."

 A group of warblers has many collective nouns, including a "bouquet", "confusion", "fall", and "wrench" of warblers.



Author

Gary Owen Dick

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Family Wood Warbler (Parulidae)_blue
Species Wilsonia canadensis
Length5 - 6 Inches
Wingspan8.125 Inches

Canada Warbler

Canada Warbler: Small warbler with slate-gray upperparts, bright yellow underparts, black-streaked necklace, and white vent. The eye-ring is yellow to white. Bill is gray. Pink legs and feet. Skulks in low, dense undergrowth beneath mixed hardwoods. Direct flight with quick, fluttering wing beats.

● Song: "chip"

● Foraging & Feeding: Canada Warbler: Diet consists primarily of flying insects, including mosquitoes, flies, moths, and beetles; also eats small, hairless caterpillars and spiders. Forages in shrubs and lower tree branches of both coniferous and deciduous trees, and occasionally on the ground; most frequently hops along branches, but will catch insects on the wing.

● Breeding & nesting: Canada Warbler: Three to five white or buff eggs, marked with brown, purple, and gray, are laid in a nest made of dried leaves and grass built on or near the ground at the base of a stump or in a fern clump. Eggs are incubated for approximately 12 days by the female.

● Similar species: Canada Warbler: Magnolia Warbler has black streaks that extend onto sides.

Flight Pattern

Direct flight with rapid wing beats.
Canada Warbler Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Canada Warbler: Breeds from southern Canada to northern U.S. east of the Rockies, and in the mountains to northern Georgia. Spends winters in the tropics. Preferred habitats include cool, moist woodlands with abundant undergrowth.
BreedingSolitary nester
PopulationCommon to fairly common
MigrationMigratory
Weight0.4 Ounces