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Golden-crowned Warbler

Basileuterus culicivorusOrder: PASSERIFORMESFamily: Wood Warblers (Parulidae)
Golden-crowned Warbler Breeding Male Head Illustration

Head

  • Bill Shape: All-purpose
  • Eye Color: Brown to dark brown.
  • Head Pattern: Eyeline, Plain, Striped
  • Crown Color: Olive-gray with yellow central stripe edged in black.
  • Forehead Color: Olive-gray with yellow central stripe edged in black.
  • Nape Color: Olive-gray with yellow central stripe edged in black.
  • Throat Color: Yellow
  • Cere color: No Data
Golden-crowned Warbler Breeding Male Body Illustration

Body

  • Length Range: 13 cm (5 in)
  • Weight: 11 g (0.4 oz)
  • Size: Size 2. Small (5 - 9 in)
  • Color: Green, Orange, Gray, Yellow
  • Underparts: Yellow
  • Upperparts: Olive-gray
  • Back Pattern: Solid
  • Belly Pattern: Solid
  • Breast Pattern: Solid
Golden-crowned Warbler Breeding Male Flight Illustration

Flight

  • Flight Pattern: Weak fluttering direct flight of short duration on rapidly beating wings.
  • Wingspan Range: 19 cm (7.5 in)
  • Wing Shape: Rounded-Wings
  • Tail Shape: Fan-shaped Tail
  • Tail Pattern: Solid
  • Upper Tail: Olive-gray
  • Under Tail: Olive-gray
  • Leg Color: Pink
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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