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Dendroica tigrina

(Cape May Warbler)

Overview

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Interesting Facts

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Common Names

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Common Names in Dutch:

Tijgerzanger

Common Names in English:

Cape May Warbler

Common Names in French:

Paruline Tigr, paruline tigrée

Common Names in German:

Tigerwaldsänger

Common Names in Italian:

Dendroica di Capo May

Common Names in Japanese:

ホオアカアメリカムシクイ

Common Names in Spanish:

Chipe atigrado, Reinita atigrada

Common Names in Swedish:

Brunkindad skogssångare

Description

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Physical Description

Adult Female: Face : Eyebrow Line : yellow Postocular Stripe : dusky gray Neck: dull olive-green with pale yellow patch Throat : yellowish with dark streaks Body: Breast: yellowish with dark streaks Sides: yellowish with dark streaks Upperparts: dull olive-green.Adult Male: Head : Crown: olive green with blackish streaks Face: Cheeks: chestnut Color: yellow Neck: yellow Body: Rump : yellow or greenish Underparts: yellow with black streaks Upperparts: olive-green with black stripes Legs : Foot Color: dark gray Leg Color: dark gray Tail: Length : short.

Size/Age/Growth

About 4.75 inches long, with a wingspan of 7 to 7 inches. Adults weigh about 0.4 ounces .

Habitat

Vegetation: tropical lowland evergreen forest, tropical deciduous forests, tropical lowland evergreen forest, second-growth forests and woodlands, tropical lowland evergreen forest, pine forests, arid lowland scrubs, arid lowland scrubs, second-growth scrub • Maximum Elevation: 1,500 meters • Sensitivity to Disturbance: Low

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 3,597 meters (0 to 11,801 feet).[1]

Ecology: List of Habitats :

Biology

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Diet

Primarily:

Insects

Lesser Quantities of: Nectar Fruit

Reproduction

Migration

Migratory

Taxonomy

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Synonyms

Dendroica tigrina (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 11-Oct-2007

Similar Species

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Yellow-Rumped Warbler, Palm Warbler

Members of the genus Dendroica

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 52 species and subspecies in this genus:

D. adelaidae (Adelaide's Warbler) · D. angelae (Elfin-Woods Warbler) · D. caerulescens (Black-Throated Blue Warbler) · D. caerulescens caerulescens (Black-Throated Blue Warbler) · D. castanea (Little Chocolate-Breast Titmouse) · D. cerulea (Cerulean Warbler) · D. chrysopareia (Golden-Cheeked Warbler) · D. chrysoparia (Golden-Cheeked Wood Warbler) · D. coronata (Golden-Crowned Flycatcher) · D. coronata auduboni (Audubon's Warbler) · D. coronata coronata (Yellow-Rumped Warbler) · D. delicata (St. Lucia Warbler) · D. discolor (Prairie Warbler) · D. discolor discolor (Prairie Warbler) · D. discolor paludicola (Florida Prairie Warbler) · D. dominica (Sycamore Yellow-Throated Warbler) · D. dominica dominica (Yellow-Throated Warbler) · D. dominica stoddardi (Stoddard's Yellow-Throated Warbler) · D. fusca (Orange-Throated Warbler) · D. graciae (Northern Grace's Warbler) · D. graciae graciae (Northern Grace's Warbler) · D. kirtlandii (Kirtland's Wood Warbler) · D. maculosa (Blue-Headed Yellow-Rumped Warbler) · D. magnolia (Blue-Headed Yellow-Rumped Warbler) · D. nigrescens (Black-Throated Grey Warbler) · D. nigrescens nigrescens (Black-Throated Gray Warbler) · D. occidentalis (Western Warbler) · D. palmarum (Yellow Red-Poll Warbler) · D. palmarum hypochrysea (Palm Warbler) · D. palmarum palmarum (Palm Warbler) · D. pensylvanica (Golden-Crowned Flycatcher) · D. petechia (Blue-Eyed Yellow Warbler) · D. petechia aureola (Yellow Warbler) · D. petechia brewsteri (Yellow Warbler) · D. petechia gundlachi (Cuban Yellow Warbler) · D. petechia petechia (Barbados Yellow Warbler) · D. petechia sonorana (Sonoran Yellow Warbler) · D. pharetra (Arrow-Headed Warbler) · D. pinus (Pine-Creeping Warbler) · D. pinus florida (Pine Warbler) · D. pinus pinus (Pine-Creeping Warbler) · D. pityophila (Olive-Capped Warbler) · D. plumbea (Plumbeous Warbler) · D. striata (Black-Polled Warbler) · D. subita (Barbuda Warbler) · D. tigrina (Cape May Warbler) · D. townsendi (Townsend's Warbler) · D. virens (Green Black-Throated Flycatcher) · D. virens virens (Green Black-Throated Flycatcher) · D. virens waynei (Black-Throated Green Warbler) · D. vitellina (Vitelline Warbler) · D. vitellina vitellina (Vitelline Warbler)

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Notes

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Contributors

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 13, 2008:

Identifiers

Footnotes

  1. Mean = 170.640 meters (559.843 feet), Standard Deviation = 472.880 based on 5,159 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
Last Revised: 7/14/2012