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Golden-crowned Warbler

Basileuterus culicivorusOrder: PASSERIFORMESFamily: Wood Warblers (Parulidae)

Breeding Location:

Forest edge, Forest



Breeding Type:

Monogamous, Solitary nester



Breeding Population:

Casual



Egg Color:

White with red brown markings at large end



Number of Eggs:

2 - 4



Incubation Days:

10 - 12



Egg Incubator:

Female



Nest Material:

Grasses and plant fibers, oven or dome-shaped with lining of fine materials.



Migration:

Nonmigratory



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Overview

Golden-Crowned Warbler: Medium-sized, tropical warbler with olive-gray upperparts and bold yellow underparts. Midcrown has yellow stripe with black borders. Face is olive-gray with a pale arc below eye. Upper mandible is gray, while lower mandible is pink. The legs and feet are pink.

Range and Habitat

Golden-crowned Warbler: Breeds in northern Mexico and Central America; also occurs in South America and southern Texas.

Breeding and Nesting

Golden-crowned Warbler: Two to four white eggs with red brown markings at large end are laid in a dome-shaped nest made of grass and plant fibers, lined with finer materials, and built in the shelter of a bank, clump of grass, or large boulder.

Foraging and Feeding

Golden-crowned Warbler: Eats mainly insects and spiders. Forages on the ground and low in trees; occasionally hawks prey.

Readily Eats

Sugar Water, Fruit, Nut Pieces

Vocalization

Golden-crowned Warbler: Song is a rich whistled warble of "wee-wee-wee-seee" or "chew-che-chew-weee", ending with an up-slurred note. Call is a series of ticks or chips.

Similar Species

Golden-crowned Warbler: Orange-Crowned Warbler is olive-green above with orange crown feathers, usually hidden, and has faintly streaked olive-yellow underparts.

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Family Wood Warbler (Parulidae)_blue
Species Basileuterus culicivorus
Length5 Inches
Wingspan7.5 Inches

Golden-crowned Warbler

Golden-Crowned Warbler: Medium-sized, tropical warbler with olive-gray upperparts and bold yellow underparts. Midcrown has yellow stripe with black borders. Face is olive-gray with a pale arc below eye. Upper mandible is gray, while lower mandible is pink. The legs and feet are pink.

● Song: "wee-wee-wee-seee", "chew-che-chew-weee"

● Foraging & Feeding: Golden-crowned Warbler: Eats mainly insects and spiders. Forages on the ground and low in trees; occasionally hawks prey.

● Breeding & nesting: Golden-crowned Warbler: Two to four white eggs with red brown markings at large end are laid in a dome-shaped nest made of grass and plant fibers, lined with finer materials, and built in the shelter of a bank, clump of grass, or large boulder.

● Similar species: Golden-crowned Warbler: Orange-Crowned Warbler is olive-green above with orange crown feathers, usually hidden, and has faintly streaked olive-yellow underparts.

Flight Pattern

Weak fluttering direct flight of short duration on rapidly beating wings.
Golden-crowned Warbler Breeding Male Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Golden-crowned Warbler: Breeds in northern Mexico and Central America; also occurs in South America and southern Texas.
BreedingMonogamous, Solitary nester
PopulationCasual
MigrationNonmigratory
Weight0.4 Ounces