Black-and-white warbler
| Black-and-white warbler | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| Phylum: | |
| Class: | |
| Order: | |
| Family: | |
| Genus: |
Mniotilta
Vieillot, 1816
|
| Species: |
M. varia
|
| Binomial name | |
| Mniotilta varia (Linnaeus, 1766)
|
|
| File:Mniotilta varia map.svg | |
| Range of M. varia Breeding range Wintering range | |
Lua error in Module:Taxonbar/candidate at line 22: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
The black-and-white warbler (Mniotilta varia) is a species of New World warbler, the only member of its genus, Mniotilta.[2] It breeds in northern and eastern North America from the Northwest Territory and Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada to Florida. This species is migratory, wintering in Florida, Central America and the West Indies down to Peru. This species is a very rare vagrant to western Europe.[2]
This species is 14 cm (6 in) long and weighs 11 g (0.39 oz).[3] The summer male black-and-white warbler is boldly streaked in black and white, and the bird has been described as a flying humbug. There are two white wing bars. Female and juvenile plumages are similar, but duller and less streaked.
Its song is a high see wee-see wee-see wee-see wee-see wee-see or weesa weesa weetee weetee weetee weet weet weet. It has two calls, a hard tick, and a soft, thin fsss.[2][3]
The breeding habitat is broadleaved or mixed woodland, preferably in wetter areas. Black-and-white warblers nest on the ground, laying 4–5 eggs in a cup nest.[2]
This bird feeds on insects and spiders, and unlike other warblers, forages like a nuthatch, moving up and down tree trunks and along branches.[3]
References
- Stiles and Skutch, A guide to the birds of Costa Rica ISBN 0-8014-9600-4
External links
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Black-and-white warbler. |
 |
Wikispecies has information related to: Mniotilta varia |
- Black-and-white warbler – Mniotilta varia – USGS Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter
- Black-and-white warbler Species Account – Cornell Lab of Ornithology
- Stamps at bird-stamps.org
- Black-and-white warbler Bird Sound at Florida Museum of Natural History
- Black-and-white warbler videos, photos, and sounds at the Internet Bird Collection
- Black-and-white warbler photo gallery at VIREO (Drexel University)
- Use dmy dates from July 2013
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Pages with broken file links
- Commons category link is locally defined
- Parulidae
- Birds of Puerto Rico
- Birds of Canada
- Birds of the United States
- Birds of Mexico
- Birds of Central America
- Birds of El Salvador
- Birds of the Caribbean
- Birds of the Greater Antilles
- Birds of the Lesser Antilles
- Birds of Bolivia
- Birds of Colombia
- Birds of Ecuador
- Birds of Peru
- Birds of Venezuela
- Birds of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
