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Setophaga discolor
Prairie Warbler
Setophaga discolorThe Prairie Warbler, Dendroica discolor, is a small songbird of the New World warbler family. These birds have yellow underparts with dark streaks on the flanks, and olive upperparts with rusty streaks on the back; they have a yellow line above the eye, a dark line through it, and a yellow spot below it. These birds have black legs, long tails, pale wing bars, and thin pointed bills. Coloring is duller in female and immatures. Their breeding habitats are brushy areas and forest edges in eastern North America. The Prairie Warbler's nests are open cups, which are usually placed in a low area of a tree or shrub. These birds are permanent residents in the southern parts of their range. Other birds migrate to northeastern Mexico and islands in the Caribbean. Prairie Warblers forage actively on tree branches, and sometimes fly around with the purpose of catching insects, which are the main food source of these birds. Prairie Warblers have two categories of songs, referred to as Type A and Type B. Type A songs are typically a series of ascending buzzy notes. The B songs are an ascending series of whistled notes that often contain some buzzy notes. Compared to A songs, the B songs are lower in pitch, have fewer, longer notes. The total song length is longer as well in Type B songs. The use of these two song categories is associated with certain contexts. A songs are sung throughout the day when males first arrive on their breeding grounds. Once males are paired they begin to sing B songs during the dawn chorus and then will intersperse A songs in their singing during the rest of the day. During this later period of singing A songs are typically used near females, near the nest, and in the center of their territories. In contrast B songs are used when interacting or fighting with other males and near the borders of their territories. Part of their call note repertoire is a tsip call. During dawn, chorus B songs are interspersed with rapid loud "check" calls. These birds wag their tail feathers frequently. The numbers of these birds are declining due to habitat loss; this species also suffers from nest parasitism by the Brown-headed Cowbird.
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Prairie Warbler (Setophaga discolor) - Houston Audubon Bird Gallery Index Prairie Warbler (male) image © Joanne Kamo Family: (Parulidae) Wood-Warblers Preferred Habitat: Thickets and swamps. Seasonal Occurrence ... www.houstonaudubon.org/default.aspx?act=... Wood-warblers - Patrick J. Blake's Photos Prairie Warbler (male) / Paruline des prés (mâle) Nominate subspecies Setophaga discolor discolor Francis Carter Memorial Preserve, Charlestown, Rhode Island pj-mcblake.smugmug.com/Birds/Warblers/49... Setophaga discolor - Avibase Photo powered by flickr.com. Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae. English: Prairie Warbler Scientific: Setophaga discolor. Protonym: Sylvia discolor avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?avibasei... Prairie Warbler : Pictures. - Les oiseaux Pictures Prairie Warbler. ... Setophaga discolor - Paruline des prés www.oiseaux.net/birds/photos/prairie.war... Prairie Warbler - Montana Field Guide Prairie Warbler — Setophaga discolor. Montana Field Guide. Montana Natural Heritage Program and Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved on March 10, 2012, from ... fieldguide.mt.gov/detail_ABPBX03190.aspx Prairie Warbler — Birds of North ... - Cornell University Prairie Warbler (Setophaga discolor), The Birds of North America Online (A. Poole, Ed.). Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology; Retrieved from the Birds of North America ... bna.birds.cornell.edu/bna/species/455/ar... New bird names in the 52nd AOU Checklist supplement « Sibley Guides Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor; formerly Dendroica discolor. Grace’s Warbler Setophaga graciae; formerly Dendroica graciae. Black-throated Gray Warbler Setophaga ... www.sibleyguides.com/2011/07/new-bird-na... Birds on stamps: Barbados Barbade American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla : 5$ 92: Belted Kingfisher ... Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor : 75c: 26: Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias www.birdtheme.org/country/barbados.html Taxonomic update -- August 2011 — eBird Prairie Warbler: Dendroica discolor---> Setophaga discolor; Adelaide's Warbler: Dendroica adelaidae---> Setophaga adelaidae; Barbuda Warbler: Dendroica subita---> Setophaga ... ebird.org/content/ebird/news/taxonomic-u... Taxonomic change history - The Carolina Bird Club Setophaga discolor: Prairie Warbler: Dendroica discolor: 21: 37: Setophaga nigrescens: Black-throated Gray Warbler: Dendroica nigrescens: 14: 38: Setophaga townsendi www.carolinabirdclub.org/brc/aouchanges.... | WarblerWatch: What are the latest bird name changes or warbler ... formerly Dendroica discolor • Grace’s Warbler Setophaga graciae formerly Dendroica graciae • Black-throated Gray Warbler Setophaga nigrescens warblerwatch.blogspot.com/2011/09/what-a... Birds on stamps: Grenada Grenade Granada ½c: 226: European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis : 3c: 226 ... Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor: MS www.birdtheme.org/country/grenada.html Prairie Warbler, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of ... Setophaga discolor ORDER: PASSERIFORMES FAMILY: PARULIDAE IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Prairie_Warb... Audubon South Carolina: Dendroica Departing Pine Warbler (Dendroica pinus) - images [Setophaga pinus] Prairie Warbler (Dendroica discolor) [Setophaga discolor] Blackpoll Warbler (Dendroica striata) ... beidlerforest.blogspot.com/2011/05/dendr... Birds of Kern County, California: A photo checklist Setophaga discolor : 343: Black-throated Gray Warbler. Setophaga nigrescens : 345: Townsend's Warbler. Setophaga townsendi : 346: Hermit Warbler. Setophaga occidentalis natureali.org/guides/KC_BIRDS.htm Browse for a bird by name and shape, All About Birds, Cornell Lab ... American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla. Identification; Life History; Sounds ... Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor. Identification; Life History; Sounds www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/browse.aspx?... Birds of Illinois, Part 3: Vireos to Old World Sparrows - The ... Yellow-throated Warbler (Setophaga dominica) (spec) Regular / B; Prairie Warbler (Setophaga discolor) (spec) Regular / B; Grace's Warbler (Setophaga graciae) (photo ... www.illinoisbirds.org/birds_of_illinois3... Warbler Pictures and Photos - Photography - Bird | Wildlife ... Prairie Warbler [Setophaga discolor] The Prairie Warbler, Dendroica discolor, is a small songbird of the New World warbler family. These birds have yellow underparts with ... kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/pictures/wa... List of birds of Massachusetts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Pine Warbler, Setophaga pinus (n) Prairie Warbler, Setophaga discolor (n) Palm Warbler, Setophaga palmarum; Bay-breasted Warbler, Setophaga castanea en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_massachuse... Official List of the Birds of Pennsylvania Yellow-throated Warbler (Setophaga dominica) Regular. Prairie Warbler (Setophaga discolor) Regular. Black-throated Gray Warbler (Setophaga nigrescens) Accidental. www.pabirds.org/PORC/PORC_Official_List.... |
