New World Warblers (Parulidae)
Palm Warbler (Dendroica palmarum) - HBW 15, p. 758
French: Paruline à couronne rousse
German: Palmenwaldsänger
Spanish: Reinita Palmera
Taxonomy: Motacilla palmarum J. F. Gmelin, 1789, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Affinities within genus uncertain; has been considered most closely related to D. discolor and D. pinus. Has hybridized with D. coronata (of nominate race). Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- palmarum ( J. F. Gmelin, 1789) - breeds C & SC Canada from Northwest Territories and Alberta E to Ontario; migrates to Florida, Caribbean (mainly Bahamas and Greater Antilles) and, in smaller numbers, US Atlantic coast and E coast of C Middle America.
- hypochrysea Ridgway, 1876 - E Ontario (locally) and W Quebec E to Newfoundland and Nova Scotia, and NE United States (N Minnesota, Wisconsin, N Michigan, Maine); migrates to Gulf of Mexico coast from Texas E to W Florida.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An adult bird perched on a branch, looking around Locality Point Pelee National Park, Leamington, Ontario, Canada (ssp hypochrysea)
Don DesJardin 30 April 2005 4 years ago 17 sec 4.1 -
Bird foraging on a veranda floor. Locality Princess Cays, Eleuthera Island, Bahamas
Joe Angseesing 17 November 2005 2 years ago 8 sec 3.8 -
A bird showing its characteristic tail motion Locality Olney, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA (United States) (ssp hypochrysea)
Robert Schaefer 30 October 2007 3 years ago 26 sec 3.4 -
An adult bird on a branch, flying away Locality Point Pelee National Park, Leamington, Ontario, Canada (ssp hypochrysea)
Don DesJardin 30 April 2005 4 years ago 13 sec 3.4 -
Bird foraging in bushes Locality Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA (United States)
Joe Angseesing 1 February 2008 3 years ago 35 sec 3.3 -
adult in non-breeding plumage Locality New Hampshire, USA (United States)
Wout van den Brink 25 September 2002 1 year ago 5 sec 3
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On a branch
Locality Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Area, Quebec, Canada
Guy Poisson 20 May 2008 1 year ago 4.5 -
In shrubby area of disturbed land next to protected recovering Everglades.
Locality Miramar, Broward County, Florida, USA (United States)
Ken Schneider 1 December 2010 1 year ago 4.4 -
Palm Warbler.
Locality Gainesville, Florida, USA (United States)
killiajk 1 January 2011 1 year ago 3.7 -
Bird on ground
Locality Sea Pines Plantation, Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, USA (United States)
Tom Moxley 1 February 2009 1 year ago 3.4 -
Individual in undergrowth.
Locality Linear Trail, Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
Miriam Bauman 13 May 2011 38 weeks ago 3.2 -
Scanning its territory.
Locality Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Ken Simonite 15 May 2011 38 weeks ago 3.1
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Individual calling from a fence-post Locality Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA (United States)
(ssp palmarum)
Joe Angseesing 1 February 2008 2 years ago 3
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