Canada Warbler
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| Wilsonia canadensis (Linnaeus,, 1766) |
The Canada Warbler, Wilsonia canadensis, is a small songbird of the New World warbler family.
These birds have yellow underparts, blue-grey upperparts and pink legs; they have a yellow eye-ring and a thin pointed bill. Adult males have a black forehead and a black necklace. Females and immatures have a faint grey necklace.
Their breeding habitat is mature hardwood forests, usually near water, across Canada east of the Rockies and the eastern United States. The nest is an open cup placed on the ground in a damp wooded location.
These birds migrate to northern South America.
They forage actively in vegetation or on the ground, often catching insects in flight. These birds mainly eat insects. They forage in flocks in their winter habitat.
The song of this bird is loud and variable, resembling chip chewy sweet dichetty. The call is a low chup.
This bird's numbers have declined due to loss of suitable habitat.