Cape May Warbler

Setophaga tigrina

Small warbler with sharp bill that is very slightly downcurved. Plumages variable. Bright adult males are yellow below with black streaks, orange cheek patch, and white patch on wing. Dullest immature females are entirely gray with indistinct streaking below, usually with a hint of paler neck sides and greenish edges to wing feathers. Breeds in boreal forest of far northern U.S. and Canada. Winters in the Caribbean and Central America. Even in migration, shows a heavy preference for spruce trees.

Taxonomy

Scientific name
Setophaga tigrina
Authority
(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Parulidae
Genus
Setophaga

Range and habitat

Breeding range
NA : c Canada to se Canada and ne and nc USA
Non-breeding range
West Indies
Migration
Complete migrants

Conservation

Population trend
rising

Photos

Distribution

Bird Calls

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