Wilson's Warbler

Taxobox
name = Wilson's Warbler
status = LC
status_system = iucn3.1

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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Passeriformes
familia = Parulidae
genus = " Wilsonia "
species = "W. pusilla"
binomial = "Wilsonia pusilla"
binomial_authority = (Wilson, 1811)
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range_map_width = 200pxThe Wilson's Warbler, ("Wilsonia pusilla"), is a New World warbler. It breeds in northern North America across Canada and south through the western United States.

It is migratory, wintering in Central America. This is a very rare vagrant to western Europe.

The Wilson's Warbler is 12 cm long. It has a plain green-brown back and yellow underparts. The male has a small black cap. Males of the western race "W. p. chryseola" are greener above and brighter than the eastern race.

The breeding habitat is fairly open woodlands with undergrowth or shrubs. Wilson's Warblers nest on the ground, laying 4-6 eggs in a cup nest.

These birds feed on insects, often caught by flycatching.

The song is a series of descending notes. The call is a loud "chif".

This bird was first described in 1811 by the American ornithologist Alexander Wilson, who gave his own name to the species.

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References

* Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern

*ITIS|ID=178973|taxon=Wilsonia pusilla|year=2006|date=27 February
* Curson, Quinn and Beadle. "New World Warblers" ISBN 0-7136-3932-6

External links

* [http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/i6850id.html Wilson's Warbler - "Wilsonia pusilla"] - USGS Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter
* [http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Wilsons_Warbler.html Wilson's Warbler Species Account] - Cornell Lab of Ornithology
* [http://www.sdakotabirds.com/species/wilsons_warbler_info.htm Wilson's Warbler Information and Photos] - South Dakota Birds and Birding