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Pine Warbler Dendroica pinus Reinita de Pinos
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Photo: B. Hallett
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Pine Warbler Dendroica pinus Reinita de Pinos
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Photo: B. Hallett
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The green back, yellow underparts and white wing bars help identify this species. The female is a gray or brown on the back, with fainter yellow undersides. But it can be easily confused with several other species (see reference by Dunn, et al.). Length: 13-14 cm.; weight: 9-15 g. Audio (M. Oberle). Breeds in pine forests of southeastern Canada, the eastern USA, Bahamas and Hispaniola. North American breeders winter in the southeastern USA. Accidental on Mona Island (29 September 1987). TAXONOMY: PASSERIFORMES; PARULIDAE |
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Photo: B. Hallett
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Photo: G. Beaton
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Photo: G. Beaton
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References Arendt, W.J. 1992. Status of North American migrant landbirds in the Caribbean region: a summary. Pp. 143-171 in Ecology and conservation of neotropical migrant landbirds (J.M. Hagan III and D.W. Johnston, eds.) Smithsonian Instit. Press, Washington, D.C. Bent, A.C. 1953. Life histories of North American wood warblers. Smithsonian Instit. U.S. National Museum Bull. 203. (Reprinted by Dover Press, NY, 1963). Curson, J., D. Quinn, and D. Beadle. 1994. Warblers of the Americas: an identification guide. Houghton Mifflin, NY. Dunn, J. and K. Garrett. 1997. A field guide to warblers of North America. Houghton Mifflin, NY. Ehrlich, P.R., D.S. Dobkin, and D. Wheye. 1988. The birderÆs handbook: a field guide to the natural history of North American birds. Simon and Schuster/ Fireside, NY. Latta, S.C., and M. L. Sondreal. 1999. Observations on the abundance, site persitence, home range, foraging, and nesting of the Pine Warbler on Hispaniola, and first record of ground nesting for this species. Orn. Neotrop. 10: 43-54. Raffaele, H.A. 1989. A guide to the birds of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Princeton. Raffaele, H.A. 1989. Una guía a las aves de Puerto Rico y las Islas Vírgenes. Publishing Resources, Inc., Santurce, PR. Raffaele, H.A., J.W. Wiley, O.H. Garrido, A.R. Keith, and J.I. Raffaele. 1998. Guide to the birds of the West Indies. Princeton. Rodewald, P.G., Withgott, J.H., and K.G. Smith. 1999. Pine Warbler (Dendroica pinus). No. 438 in The birds of North America (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. Next related species in taxonomic order Previous related species in taxonomic order |
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