Golden-crowned Warbler
A species of Basileuterine Warblers Scientific name : Basileuterus culicivorus Genus : Basileuterine Warblers
Golden-crowned Warbler, A species of Basileuterine Warblers
Botanical name: Basileuterus culicivorus
Genus: Basileuterine Warblers
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Description General Info
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Description
The golden-crowned warbler is 12.7 cm (5.0 in) long and weighs 10 g (0.35 oz). It has grey-green upperparts and bright yellow underparts. The head is grey with a black-bordered yellow crown stripe, a yellow or white supercilium and a black eyestripe. Sexes are similar, but the immature golden-crowned warbler is duller, browner and lacks the head pattern other than the eyestripe. 
Size
13 cm (5 in)
Life Expectancy
6.8 years
Nest Placement
Shrub
Feeding Habits
Golden-crowned Warbler predominantly feeds on insects, complementing its diet with fruits and seeds. It actively forages in foliage, showcasing unique adaptations for gleaning prey from leaves and bark. Preferred feeding times and behaviors are tailored to prey availability and habitat.
Habitat
Golden-crowned Warbler typically inhabits humid to semihumid environments, preferring evergreen and semideciduous forests. This species is also found in adjacent secondary growth and shaded coffee plantations. Their habitat extends across different elevations, ranging from lowland areas up to approximately 2100 meters above sea level. The bird favors regions that offer a mix of dense vegetation and tree canopy, which are essentials for foraging and nesting.
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Bird Feeder Type
Platform
Behavior
These birds feed on insects and spiders. The song is a high thin pit-seet-seet-seet-seet, and the call is a sharp tsip. It lays two to four rufous-spotted white eggs in a domed nest in a bank, often by a forest path, or under leaves on the forest floor. Parent birds will feign injury to distract potential nest predators.
Distribution Area
It breeds from Mexico and south through Central America to northeastern Argentina and Uruguay, and on Trinidad. It is mainly a species of lowland forests.
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
New world warblers Genus
Basileuterine Warblers Species
Golden-crowned Warbler 
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