New World Warblers (Parulidae)
Prairie Warbler (Dendroica discolor) - HBW 15, p. 757
French: Paruline des prés
German: Rostscheitel-Waldsänger
Spanish: Reinita Galana
Taxonomy: Sylvia discolor Vieillot, 1809, "the Antilles", in Caribbean.
Forms a superspecies with D. vitellina; sometimes regarded as conspecific, although such treatment not supported by recent phylogenetic study. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- discolor ( Vieillot, 1809) - breeds SE Canada (SE Ontario) and E USA E from SE Iowa, E Kansas and E Texas and S from extreme S Maine (but excluding S coastal areas and most of Florida and Mississippi Valley; isolated population in NW Michigan); migrates to peninsular Florida, Caribbean and islands off coast (also small numbers on adjacent mainland) of C Middle America.
- paludicola A. H. Howell, 1930 - coastal S Florida.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Adult male foraging through branches and then briefly singing Locality Everglades National Park, Florida, USA (United States) (ssp paludicola)
Greg Baker 3 September 1994 45 weeks ago 29 sec 3.5 -
A bird moving in a bush Locality Cayo Paredón Grande, Jardines del Rey, Cuba
Josep del Hoyo 7 August 2004 6 years ago 33 sec 3 -
A female looking for & catching prey in small trees; some calls heard Locality Jibacoa, La Habana Province, Cuba
Joe Angseesing 15 December 2008 2 years ago 26 sec 3 -
A female flying within a shrub (20% of normal speed) Locality Jibacoa, La Habana Province, Cuba
Joe Angseesing 15 December 2008 2 years ago 24 sec 3 -
A female looking for & catching prey in shrubby trees Locality Jibacoa, La Habana Province, Cuba
Joe Angseesing 15 December 2008 2 years ago 31 sec 3 -
A bird eating a caterpillar in a bush Locality Cayo Paredón Grande, Jardines del Rey, Cuba
Josep del Hoyo 7 August 2004 6 years ago 24 sec 2.6
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Perched on the leaf
Locality Cuba
Zotyesz 10 September 2011 14 weeks ago 4.6 -
Lateral view of perched bird
Locality Jamaica (ssp paludicola)
Mikko Pyhälä 28 January 2010 2 years ago 3.5 -
Bird perched in a tree
Locality Florida, USA (United States)
killiajk 10 April 2008 2 years ago 3 -
Taken while conducting herp surveys. Found on the edge of a pocosin bay.
Locality Camp Lejeune, Onslow County, North Carolina, USA (United States)
Chris Taylor 3 May 2009 2 years ago 2.5 -
Perched bird in breeding plumage seen from below
Locality Jamaica (ssp paludicola)
Mikko Pyhälä 29 January 2009 3 years ago 2.3
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Singing adult Locality Everglades National Park, Florida, USA (United States)
Andrew_Davis 23 April 2007 2 years ago 4
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