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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Bird on stone by park. Locality Ciudad de La Habana Province, Cuba (ssp palmarum)
Desmond Allen 19 March 2013 10 weeks ago 18 sec 4.2 -
Perched, looking around. Locality Toledo District, Belize (ssp palmarum)
Wayne Hall 8 March 2012 1 year ago 22 sec 4.1 -
Looking food and tail motion. Locality Guanabo, La Habana Province, Cuba
Eduardo Tejeda Lima 23 February 2013 14 weeks ago 22 sec 4 -
An adult bird perched on a branch, looking around Locality Point Pelee National Park, Leamington, Ontario, Canada (ssp hypochrysea)
Don DesJardin 30 April 2005 5 years ago 17 sec 3.9 -
A bird showing its characteristic tail motion Locality Olney, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA (United States) (ssp hypochrysea)
Robert Schaefer 30 October 2007 5 years ago 26 sec 3.6 -
Bird foraging in bushes Locality South Beach, Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA (United States) (ssp palmarum)
Joe Angseesing 1 February 2008 4 years ago 35 sec 3.6
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On a branch
Locality Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Area, Quebec, Canada (ssp hypochrysea)
Guy Poisson 20 May 2008 2 years ago 4.6 -
In shrubby area of disturbed land next to protected recovering Everglades.
Locality Miramar, Broward County, Florida, USA (United States)
Ken Schneider 1 December 2010 2 years ago 4.4 -
Foraging on the ground.
Locality Ciénaga de Zapata, Cuba
David Lingard 7 February 2012 1 year ago 4.2 -
A fall bird perched low in a tree.
Locality Toronto, Ontario, Canada (ssp palmarum)
David Beadle 6 October 2012 22 weeks ago 4.2 -
A nonbreeding plumaged bird pauses on a pine stick.
Locality Florida, USA (United States)
Evan Buck 11 December 2012 13 weeks ago 4.2 -
An adult on a branch
Locality Arcata Marsh & Wildlife Sanctuary, Arcata, Humboldt County, California, USA (United States)
AndrewSmith 24 February 2013 16 weeks ago 4
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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 3 years ago 3
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