Dendroica palmarum

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Common Names

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Description

Physical Description

Habitat

Usually seen in wood margins , roadsides, and brushy areas.

Vegetation: arid lowland scrubs, arid lowland scrubs, second-growth scrub, arid lowland scrubs, riparian thickets • Maximum Elevation: 1,500 meters • Sensitivity to Disturbancet: Low

Ecology: List of Habitats : 1.4 Forest - Temperate

Biology

Diet

Almost Exclusively: Insects. Lesser Quantities of: Fruit

Reproduction

• Breeding Habitat : Successional-scrub
• Nest Location: Ground-low nesting
• Nest Type: Open-cup
• Clutch Size: 4-5
• Length of Incubation : 12 days
• Days to Fledge : 12
• Number of Broods: 2?

Migration

Migratory

Taxonomy

Notes

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

Similar Species

Cape May Warbler, Yellow-Rumped Warbler

Members of the genus Dendroica

There are approximately 119 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 (Little Chocolate-Breast Titmouse) · D. cerula · D. cerulea (Cerulean Warbler) · D. chrysopareia · D. chrysoparia (Golden-Cheeked Wood Warbler) · D. coronata (Golden-Crowned Flycatcher) · D. coronata auduboni (Yellow-Rumped Warbler) · D. coronata coronata (Golden-Crowned Flycatcher) · D. coronata hooveri · D. coronata memorabilis · D. coronata nevadensis · D. coronata nigrifrons · D. delicata · D. discolor (Prairie Warbler) · D. discolor discolor (Prairie Warbler) · D. discolor paludicola (Florida Prairie Warbler) · D. dominica (Sycamore Yellow-Throated Warbler) · D. dominica albilora · D. dominica dominica (Sycamore Yellow-Throated Warbler) · D. dominica flavescens · D. dominica stoddardi (Stoddard's Yellow-Throated Warbler) · D. erithachorides · D. erithacorides · D. f · D. fusca (Orange-Throated Warbler) · D. goldmani · D. graciae (Northern Grace's Warbler) · D. graciae decora · D. graciae graciae (Northern Grace's Warbler) · D. graciae ornata · D. graciae remota · D. graciae yaegeri · D. kirtlandii (Kirtland's Wood Warbler) · D. maculosa (Blue-Headed Yellow-Rumped Warbler) · D. magnolia (Blue-Headed Yellow-Rumped Warbler) · D. nigrescens (Black-Throated Gray Warbler) · D. nigrescens halsei · D. nigrescens halseii · D. nigrescens nigrescens (Black-Throated Grey Warbler) · D. nigrifrons · D. not hypochrysea · D. occidentalis (Western Warbler) · D. palmarum (Yellow Red-Poll Warbler) · D. palmarum hypochrysea (Palm Warbler) · D. palmarum palmarum (Yellow Red-Poll Warbler) · D. pennsylvanica · D. penslyvanica · D. pensylvanica (Golden-Crowned Flycatcher) · D. petechia (Blue-Eyed Yellow Warbler) · D. petechia aequatorialis · D. petechia aestiva · D. petechia aithocorys · D. petechia albicollis · D. petechia alsiosa · D. petechia amnicola · D. petechia armouri · 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 flaviceps · 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 Wood Warbler) · D. petechia rhizophorae · D. petechia rubiginosa · D. petechia ruficapilla · D. petechia rufivertex · D. petechia rufopileata · D. petechia sonorana (Sonoran Yellow Warbler) · D. petechia xanthotera · D. pharetra (Arrow-Headed Warbler) · D. pinus (Pine-Creeping Warbler) · D. pinus achrustera · D. pinus chrysoleuca

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Notes

Contributors

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Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 12, 2008:

• Avian Knowledge Network: eBird
• Avian Knowledge Network: Great Backyard Bird Count
• Avian Knowledge Network: Project FeederWatch
• Bird Studies Canada: Marsh Monitoring Program - Birds
• Bird Studies Canada: Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas 2001-2005
• Borror Laboratory of Bioacoustics
• Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility: North West Territories and Nunavut Bird Checklist, Canada
• Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility: Provincial Museum of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. Birds (Aves)
• Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility: Royal British Columbia Museum
• 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
• UNIBIO, IBUNAM: CNAV/Coleccion Nacional de Aves
• University of Michigan Museum of Zoology (UMMZ): Bird specimens

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3850383
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-178923
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13850064
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 178921
• IUCN ID: 53663
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: ABPBX03210
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 13594

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