Palm Warbler
(Setophaga palmarum)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Ecology • Distribution • Taxonomy
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Description |
The Western Palm Warbler breeding male has olive-brown upperparts; yellow throat, breast, and undertail coverts; whitish belly; dark streaking on the breast; rust-colored cap; dark eyeline; and pale eyebrow. |
Size |
4″ to 5½″ in length 8″ wingspan |
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Habitat |
Breeding: Edges of bogs with black spruce, open forests with black spruce and sphagnum moss Migration: Woodland openings, thickets |
Ecology |
Migration |
Late April to late May and mid-August to late October |
Nesting |
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Food |
Insects and small fruits |
Distribution |
Occurrence |
Common migrant, rare breeder |
Maps |
The Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union All Seasons Species Occurrence Map |
Taxonomy |
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Class |
Aves (birds) |
Order |
Passeriformes (perching birds) |
Family |
Parulidae (New World warblers, wood warblers) |
Genus |
Setophaga (Setophaga warblers) |
In 2011 all of the wood warblers were reclassified resulting in new genus names for almost all of them. The genus Dendroica, with 29 members, was merged with the genus Setophaga, with just 3 members. All of the former Dendroica species have been renamed to Setophaga. Palm Warbler, formerly Dendroica palmarum, is now Setophaga palmarum. |
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Subordinate Taxa |
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Eastern Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum hypochrysea) Western Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum palmarum) |
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Synonyms |
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Dendroica palmarum |
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...a Palm Warbler in The Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge in a field of native prairie grass. |
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Setophaga palmarum PALM WARBLER foraging, catches moth |
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Published on Jan 10, 2019 Setophaga palmarum PALM WARBLER foraging, catches moth at Montrose Point, Chicago. October, 2018. |
Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) Feeding on the Ground Monroe County Florida |
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Published on Mar 11, 2015 Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) Feeding on the Ground Long Key and Bahia Honda State Park Monroe County Florida 2/27/2015 |
Palm warbler (Setophaga palmarum) |
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Published on Jul 6, 2018 Footage of two different palm warblers, Western variation; one at Huntington Beach Central Library on February 18, 2018, and the other at San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary (Irvine, California) on February 27, 2018. |
Western Palm Warbler |
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Published on Nov 3, 2016 A Western Palm Warbler wintering in the Florida Backyard. There are two species of the Palm Warbler and both spend winter in Florida - a "western" subspecies which is the duller, but still beautiful bird seen here and an "eastern" (or "yellow") subspecies which is a much more striking bird. It can be seen in this video taken in a nearby mangrove swamp: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxmw_RsJu7k The "western" refers to the summer breeding range of this warbler which migrates to the southeast in great numbers, while the "eastern" Palm Warbler with summer breeding grounds in the Northeast migrates more to the west - So many more western birds end up in Florida than eastern birds during the winter - now you know! New HD videos uploaded frequently. Subscribe at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcNyzOCKvyMBaA4iQVgO9EQ?sub_confirmation=1 More info at: http://screech-owls.blogspot.com/ Bathed in the Light - Calming by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100308 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ #MyBackyardBirding |
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| Lynn Rubey 5/13/2019 |
Location: Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge ...a Palm Warbler in The Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge in a field of native prairie grass. |
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