Palm Warbler
A species of Setophaga Warblers Scientific name : Setophaga palmarum Genus : Setophaga Warblers
Palm Warbler, A species of Setophaga Warblers
Botanical name: Setophaga palmarum
Genus: Setophaga Warblers
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Description
The palm Warbler is a large warbler known for wagging its tail as it forages. These birds look for insects and berries on and near the ground, unlike other related species that stick to the trees. The palm Warbler is a migratory species that travels to the denser coverage in boreal forests in the north for breeding.
Size
13 cm
Life Expectancy
6 years
Nest Placement
Ground
Clutch Size
4 - 5 eggs
Feeding Habits
Palm Warbler, a migratory species, primarily consumes insects like beetles, flies, and caterpillars. In the non-breeding season, it adapts its diet to include seeds and berries, notably bayberry, sea grape, and hawthorn. Foraging involves ground and low shrub picking, also catching insects mid-flight.
Habitat
Palm Warbler is typically found in boreal forests, often associating with bogs and muskegs during the summer breeding season. It prefers habitats with a mix of scattered evergreen trees and dense undergrowth. At lower altitudes, palm Warbler is drawn to habitats that provide ample cover and foraging opportunities, such as weedy fields, forest edges, and open areas with shrubs during its migration. In winter, it can be found in secondary forest patches, marshes, prairies, parks, and coastal scrublands, adapting to a variety of warm climates and vegetation.
Nest Behavior
Palm Warbler nests on the ground in spring, hiding it in vegetation. Egg-laying follows nest construction, with both parents involved in feeding and protecting the hatchlings until fledging.
Nest Characteristics
Palm Warbler's nest is cup-shaped, constructed with grass, sedges, rootlets, ferns, and lined with fine grasses, feathers, and hair. It measures approximately 3-4.5 inches in diameter and 2 inches in height, positioned on or near the ground, often at the base of vegetation.
Dite type
Insectivorous
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Feeding Habits
Bird Feeder Type
Ground
Platform
Behavior
Palm Warbler exhibit distinctive behaviors that include walking on the ground and a characteristic tail bobbing. It engages with its habitat through ground foraging while also utilizing trees and shrubs for song and insect catching. Highly territorial, males arrive early at breeding grounds, singing from high perches. When breeding, pairs are formed but do not last beyond the season. Outside of breeding, palm Warbler may join mixed-species flocks, indicating a social aspect to their nonbreeding behavior.
Distribution Area
Palm warblers breed in open coniferous bogs and edge east of the Continental Divide, across Canada and the northeastern United States. These birds migrate to the southeastern United States, the Yucatán Peninsula, islands of the Caribbean, and eastern Nicaragua south to Panama to winter. Unlike most Setophaga species, the Palm warbler's winter range includes much of the Atlantic coast of North America, extending as far north as southern Nova Scotia. 
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
New world warblers Genus
Setophaga Warblers Species
Palm Warbler 
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