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Cerulean Warbler

Dendroica ceruleaOrder: PASSERIFORMESFamily: Wood Warblers (Parulidae)
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Family Wood Warbler (Parulidae)_blue
Species Dendroica cerulea
Length4.5 - 5 Inches
Wingspan7.5 Inches

Cerulean Warbler

Cerulean Warbler: Small warbler with sky-blue, faintly streaked upperparts, black-streaked white flanks. Black band separates white throat and belly. Wings have two bold white bars. Black bill, legs and feet. Prefers to stay high in the crowns of mature deciduous trees, making it difficult to see.

● Song: "zhee-zhee-zhee-zizizizi zzzeeeet"

● Foraging & Feeding: Cerulean Warbler: Feeds on insects, with a preference for caterpillars; usually forages in trees.

● Breeding & nesting: Cerulean Warbler: Three to five brown-spotted, white to gray eggs are laid in nest made of bark strips, grass, spider silk, and lichens, and lined with moss and fur. Nest is built by the female and built 15 to 90 feet above the ground, usually on a horizontal branch in a deciduous tree. Incubation ranges from 12 to 13 days and is carried out by the female.

● Similar species: Cerulean Warbler: Male is distinctive. Female and juvenile are distinguished from other warblers by gray (not olive) backs, strong white wing-bars, and distinct white band above eye.

Flight Pattern

Swift direct flight with rapid wing beats.
Cerulean Warbler Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Cerulean Warbler: Breeds from extreme southwestern Quebec and southern Ontario west to Minnesota and Nebraska, and south from eastern Texas to North Carolina. Spends winters in montane forests of northern South America. Prefers mature forests with broad-leaved, deciduous species and an open understory; often found near bottomlands and rivers.
BreedingMonogamous
Population
MigrationMigratory
Weight0.3 Ounces