Dendroica caerulescens

• Common Names
• Description
• Biology
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• Bibliography
• More Info
• Notes

Common Names

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Description

Family Fringillidae

A Family of seed-eating, small to moderately large passerine birds that have strong , stubby beaks, which in some species can be quite large. They have a bouncing flight, alternating flapping with gliding on closed wings. Most sing well.

Physical Description

Habitat

Vegetation: montaine evergreen forests, tropical lowland evergreen forest, tropical lowland evergreen forest, second-growth forests and woodlands • Maximum Elevation: 2,000 meters • Sensitivity to Disturbancet: Medium

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 3,800 meters (0 to 12,467 feet).Mean = 218.270 meters (716.109 feet), Standard Deviation = 256.890 based on 12,715 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.

Ecology:
List of Habitats :1.4Forest - Temperate

Biology

Diet

Primarily:

Insects

Lesser Quantities of: Plant Matter

Reproduction

• Breeding Habitat : Woodland
• Nest Location: Mid-story/canopy nesting
• Nest Type: Open-cup
• Clutch Size: 3-5
• Length of Incubation : 12-13 days
• Days to Fledge : 11-12

Migration

Migratory

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Dendroica caerulescens (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001

Similar Species

Tennessee Warbler, Orange-Crowned Warbler

Members of the genus Dendroica

There are approximately 123 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

D. adelaidae (Adelaide's Warbler) · D. adelaidae delicata · D. aestiva · D. aestiva aestiva · D. aestiva rubiginosa · D. aestiva sonorana · D. angelae (Elfin Woods Warbler) · D. auduboni · D. auduboni auduboni · D. caerulea · D. caerulescens (Black-Throated Blue Warbler) · D. caerulescens caerulescens (Black-Throated Blue Warbler) · D. caerulescens cairnsi · D. castanea (Bay-Breasted Warbler) · D. cerula · D. cerulea (Cerulean Warbler) · D. chrysoparia (Golden-Cheeked Warbler) · D. coronata (Audubon's Warbler) · D. coronata auduboni (Audubon's Warbler) · D. coronata audubonii · D. coronata coronata (Yellow-Rumped Warbler) · D. coronata group · D. coronata hooveri · D. coronata memorabilis · D. coronata nevadensis · D. coronata nigrifrons · D. coronata ssp · D. coronata x · D. delicata · D. discolor (Prairie Warbler) · D. discolor discolor · D. discolor paludicola (Florida Prairie Warbler) · D. dominica (Yellow-Throated Warbler) · D. dominica albilora · D. dominica dominica (Yellow-Throated Warbler) · D. dominica flavescens · D. dominica stoddardi (Stoddard's Yellow-Throated Warbler) · D. erithachorides · D. erithacorides · D. f · D. fusca (Blackburnian Warbler) · D. graciae (Grace's Warbler) · D. graciae decora · D. graciae graciae · D. graciae ornata · D. graciae remota · D. graciae yaegeri · D. kirtlandii (Kirtland's Warbler) · D. maculosa · D. magnolia (Magnolia Warbler) · D. nigrescens (Black-Throated Gray Warbler) · D. nigrescens halsei · D. nigrescens halseii · D. nigrescens nigrescens · D. nigrifrons · D. not · D. not hypochrysea · D. occidentalis (Hermit Warbler) · D. palmarum (Palm Warbler) · D. palmarum hypochrysea (Palm Warbler) · D. palmarum hypocrysea · D. palmarum palmarum (Palm Warbler) · D. palmarum ssp · D. palmerum · D. pennsylvanica · D. penslyvanica · D. pensylvanica (Chestnut-Sided Warbler) · D. petechi · D. petechia (Yellow Warbler) · D. petechia aequatorialis · D. petechia aestiva · D. petechia aithocorys · D. petechia albicollis · D. petechia amnicola · D. petechia areola · D. petechia aureola (Yellow Warbler) · D. petechia aurifrons · D. petechia babad · D. petechia bartholemica · D. petechia brewsteri (Yellow Warbler) · D. petechia bryanti · D. petechia castaneiceps · D. petechia cruciana · D. petechia dugesi · D. petechia eoa · D. petechia erithachorides · D. petechia flavida · D. petechia gundlachi (Cuban Yellow Warbler) · D. petechia melanoptera · D. petechia morcomi · D. petechia obscura · D. petechia oraria · D. petechia peruviana · D. petechia petechia (Barbados Yellow Warbler) · D. petechia rubiginosa · D. petechia ruficapilla · D. petechia rufivertex · D. petechia rufopileata · D. petechia sonorana (Sonoran Yellow Warbler) · D. petechia ssp

Bibliography

• Alsop, Fred J. III. Birds of North America - Eastern Region. First American Edition. Smithsonian Handbooks. DK Publishing, Inc. 2001.
• Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes 2003. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada.
• Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner 1987. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service. Washington, D.C., USA. 79.
• Bird Reference Citations. The numbers inserted in the text accounts above (usually in bold) refer to references. For further details on these references, click on the BirdLife International link above to go to the specific species account on the BirdLife web site. In some cases, particularly in the taxonomic notes, the references are cited using the author names. Details for these can be found on the BirdLife International web site at the following two places: For References from A–L. For References from M–Z.
• BirdLife International. 2000. Threatened Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, U.K.
• BirdLife International. 2004 Threatened Birds of the World 2004. CD-ROM. BirdLife International, Cambridge, U.K.
• Ehrlich, P., Dobkin, D., and Wheye, D. (1988). The Birders Handbook: A Field Guide to the Natural History of North American Birds. New York: Simon and Schuster Inc. (info on clutch size, length of incubation, days to fledge and number of broods.)
• Robbins, C.S., Bruun, B., Zim, H.S., (1966). Birds of North America. New York: Western Publishing Company, Inc. (Length and wingspan info.)

More Info

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Notes

Contributors

• BirdLife International 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2007. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed March 21, 2007.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 10, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 13 providers.
• Hines, J. E., Gregory Gough, J. R. Sauer, et al. USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
• NatureServe. 2003. Downloadable animal data sets. NatureServe Central Databases. Accessed February 6, 2005.
• Parker III, T.A., D.F. Stotz, and J.W. Fitzpatrick, and quot;Ecological and Distributional Databases for Neotropical Birds, and quot; in Neotropical Birds: Ecology and Conservation, by D.F. Stotz, T.A. Parker III, J.W. Fitzpatrick, and D.K. Moskovits (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996). ISBN 0-226-64676-9.
• Sauer, J. R., J. E. Hines, and J. Fallon. 2005. The North American Breeding Bird Survey, Results and Analysis 1966 - 2004. Version 2005.2. USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD
• Sauer, J. R., S. Schwartz, and B. Hoover. 1996. The Christmas Bird Count Home Page. Version 95.1. USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD
• Universal Biological Indexer and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 17, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 10, 2008:

• Avian Knowledge Network: eBird
• Avian Knowledge Network: Great Backyard Bird Count
• Avian Knowledge Network: Project FeederWatch
• Bird Studies Canada: Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas 1981-1985
• Bird Studies Canada: Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas 2001-2005
• Borror Laboratory of Bioacoustics
• Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility: Provincial Museum of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. Birds (Aves)
• Canadian Museum of Nature: Canadian Museum of Nature Bird Collection
• Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates: Bird Collection
• Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University: MCZ Ornithology Collection
• Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
• New Brunswick Museum: NBM birds
• Royal Ontario Museum: Bird specimens
• Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History: Santa Barbara Musem of Natural History
• UNIBIO, IBUNAM: CNAV/Coleccion Nacional de Aves
• University of Michigan Museum of Zoology (UMMZ): Bird specimens

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3850367
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-178890
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13851561
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 178888
• IUCN ID: 53650
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: ABPBX03050
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 13588

Footnotes

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