Nashville Warbler
A species of Leiothlypis Warblers Scientific name : Leiothlypis ruficapilla Genus : Leiothlypis Warblers
Nashville Warbler, A species of Leiothlypis Warblers
Botanical name: Leiothlypis ruficapilla
Genus: Leiothlypis Warblers
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Description
The Nashville warbler is a small warbler. Both male and female Nashville warblers have a gray head fading into a greenish back and wings, a white belly and a yellow throat and breast. They have a complete white eye ring, no wing bars, and a thin pointed black bill. Adult males have a rusty brown patch on their crown, which is usually hard to see and often covered by gray feathers. Males will raise it slightly when agitated. Females and immature birds have a duller olive-grey head, and less bold yellow on their throat. The Nashville warbler is closely related to Virginia's warbler, Lucy's warbler, and the Colima warbler, the four sharing generally similar plumage. Measurements: Length: 4.3-5.1 in (11-13 cm) Weight: 0.2-0.5 oz (6.7-13.9 g) Wingspan: 6.7-7.9 in (17-20 cm) The song of the nominate subspecies consists of a rapid seewit-seewit-seewit-ti-ti-ti. Males sing from open perches on the nesting territory. The call sounds like a high seet. Western birds of the race ridgwayi have a slightly lower-pitched, richer song, and a sharper call note. 
Size
12 cm (4.75 in)
Colors
Green
Yellow
Gray
White
Life Expectancy
7 years
Nest Placement
Ground
Clutch Size
4 - 5 eggs
Incubation Period
1 brood
Number of Broods
11 - 12 days
Nestling Period
9 - 11 days
Feeding Habits
Nashville Warbler's diet primarily consists of insects and arthropods, including flies, grasshoppers, leafhoppers, caterpillars, beetles, and spruce budworms. Occasionally, overwintering individuals consume suet cakes in southern United States.
Habitat
Nashville Warbler are found in a variety of habitats, preferring open mixed woods and bogs in their breeding range. They thrive in shrubby, second-growth habitats, with eastern populations favoring mixed-species forests and western ones inhabiting brushy black-oak groves typically at altitudes of 3,300 to 5,400 feet. Post-breeding, nashville Warbler utilize regenerating clearcuts around 30 to 60 years old. During winter, they reside in low, open deciduous and mixed tropical forests, often visiting suburban gardens. While migrating, nashville Warbler adapt to nearly any brushy habitat, with those in the West favoring drier areas like desert flats.
Nest Behavior
The female nashville Warbler is solely responsible for building the nest over a 7-9 day period.
Nest Characteristics
Nashville Warbler's nest is a concealed ground-level structure concealed among bushes or tree bases, well-camouflaged, and constructed of moss, bark strips, and grasses, with an inner lining of fine grasses, pine needles, and animal hair. It measures approximately 3.5 inches in width and 2 inches in depth, featuring a neat cup shape.
Dite type
Insectivorous
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Feeding Habits
Bird Feeder Type
Small Tube Feeder
Platform
Sounds
Call
Recording location: Mexico
Song
Recording location: United States
Behavior
Nashville Warbler exhibits methodical movements while foraging, often accompanied by tail flicking. They skillfully navigate through treetops, inspecting undersides of leaves for insects. Eastern nashville Warbler males typically vocalize from the middle to lower understory, while their western counterparts sing from elevated, sometimes charred perches. During breeding, nashville Warbler form seasonally monogamous pairs, showing fidelity without signs of extra-pair copulation or polygamy. Both sexes partake in chick rearing, with females primarily incubating and males assisting. Post-breeding, nashville Warbler are social creatures, participating in large mixed-species flocks for migration and overwintering.
Distribution Area
Nashville warblers breed in two distinct areas, one in Canada and the northeastern United States, and another in the western United States. The northeastern part of its range extends from Côte-Nord and Cape Breton Island in eastern Canada to central Alberta. For the most part, it only breeds between about 52 and 45.5 degrees north, but it is also found less commonly in the Appalachians of Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Although named after Nashville, Tennessee, the Nashville warbler only visits that area during migration. They migrate to southernmost Texas and California, mid-Mexico, and the northernmost parts of Central America (Guatemala and El Salvador) in winter. In their breeding range, they prefer open mixed woods and bog habitats.
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
New world warblers Genus
Leiothlypis Warblers Species
Nashville Warbler 
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