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Dendroica tigrina

(Cape May Warbler)

Common Names

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Common Names in Dutch:

Tijgerzanger

Common Names in English:

Cape May Warbler

Common Names in French:

Paruline Tigrèe, Paruline Tigrée, Paruline Tigrée

Common Names in German:

Tigerwaldsänger

Common Names in Italian:

Dendroica Di Capo May

Common Names in Japanese:

ホオアカアメリカムシクイ

Common Names in Spanish:

Chipe Atigrado, Reinita Atigrada

Description

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Physical Description

Adult Female: Face : Eyebrow Line : yellow Postocular Stripe : dusky gray Neck: dull olive-green with pale yellow patch Throat : yellowish with dark streaks Body: Breast: yellowish with dark streaks Sides: yellowish with dark streaks Upperparts: dull olive-green.Adult Male: Head : Crown: olive green with blackish streaks Face: Cheeks: chestnut Color: yellow Neck: yellow Body: Rump : yellow or greenish Underparts: yellow with black streaks Upperparts: olive-green with black stripes Legs : Foot Color: dark gray Leg Color: dark gray Tail: Length : short.

Size/Age/Growth

About 4.75 inches long, with a wingspan of 7 to 7 inches. Adults weigh about 0.4 ounces .

Habitat

Vegetation: tropical lowland evergreen forest, tropical deciduous forests, tropical lowland evergreen forest, second-growth forests and woodlands, tropical lowland evergreen forest, pine forests, arid lowland scrubs, arid lowland scrubs, second-growth scrub • Maximum Elevation: 1,500 meters • Sensitivity to Disturbancet: Low

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 3,597 meters (0 to 11,801 feet).[1]

Ecology:
List of Habitats :1.1Forest - Boreal

Biology

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Diet

Primarily:

Insects

Lesser Quantities of: Nectar Fruit

Reproduction

Migration

Migratory

Taxonomy

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Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001

Similar Species

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Yellow-Rumped Warbler, Palm Warbler

Members of the genus Dendroica

There are approximately 119 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

D. adelaidae (Adelaide's Warbler) · D. adelaidae delicata · D. aestiva · D. aestiva aestiva · D. aestiva rubiginosa · D. aestiva sonorana · D. angelae (Elfin Woods Warbler) · D. auduboni · D. auduboni auduboni · D. caerulea · D. caerulescens (Black-Throated Blue Warbler) · D. caerulescens caerulescens (Black-Throated Blue Warbler) · D. caerulescens cairnsi · D. castanea (Little Chocolate-Breast Titmouse) · D. cerula · D. cerulea (Cerulean Warbler) · D. chrysopareia · D. chrysoparia (Golden-Cheeked Wood Warbler) · D. coronata (Golden-Crowned Flycatcher) · D. coronata auduboni (Yellow-Rumped Warbler) · D. coronata coronata (Golden-Crowned Flycatcher) · D. coronata hooveri · D. coronata memorabilis · D. coronata nevadensis · D. coronata nigrifrons · D. delicata · D. discolor (Prairie Warbler) · D. discolor discolor (Prairie Warbler) · D. discolor paludicola (Florida Prairie Warbler) · D. dominica (Sycamore Yellow-Throated Warbler) · D. dominica albilora · D. dominica dominica (Sycamore Yellow-Throated Warbler) · D. dominica flavescens · D. dominica stoddardi (Stoddard's Yellow-Throated Warbler) · D. erithachorides · D. erithacorides · D. f · D. fusca (Orange-Throated Warbler) · D. goldmani · D. graciae (Northern Grace's Warbler) · D. graciae decora · D. graciae graciae (Northern Grace's Warbler) · D. graciae ornata · D. graciae remota · D. graciae yaegeri · D. kirtlandii (Kirtland's Wood Warbler) · D. maculosa (Blue-Headed Yellow-Rumped Warbler) · D. magnolia (Blue-Headed Yellow-Rumped Warbler) · D. nigrescens (Black-Throated Gray Warbler) · D. nigrescens halsei · D. nigrescens halseii · D. nigrescens nigrescens (Black-Throated Grey Warbler) · D. nigrifrons · D. not hypochrysea · D. occidentalis (Western Warbler) · D. palmarum (Yellow Red-Poll Warbler) · D. palmarum hypochrysea (Palm Warbler) · D. palmarum palmarum (Yellow Red-Poll Warbler) · D. pennsylvanica · D. penslyvanica · D. pensylvanica (Golden-Crowned Flycatcher) · D. petechia (Blue-Eyed Yellow Warbler) · D. petechia aequatorialis · D. petechia aestiva · D. petechia aithocorys · D. petechia albicollis · D. petechia alsiosa · D. petechia amnicola · D. petechia armouri · D. petechia aureola (Yellow Warbler) · D. petechia aurifrons · D. petechia babad · D. petechia bartholemica · D. petechia brewsteri (Yellow Warbler) · D. petechia bryanti · D. petechia castaneiceps · D. petechia cruciana · D. petechia dugesi · D. petechia eoa · D. petechia erithachorides · D. petechia flaviceps · D. petechia flavida · D. petechia gundlachi (Cuban Yellow Warbler) · D. petechia melanoptera · D. petechia morcomi · D. petechia obscura · D. petechia oraria · D. petechia peruviana · D. petechia petechia (Barbados Yellow Wood Warbler) · D. petechia rhizophorae · D. petechia rubiginosa · D. petechia ruficapilla · D. petechia rufivertex · D. petechia rufopileata · D. petechia sonorana (Sonoran Yellow Warbler) · D. petechia xanthotera · D. pharetra (Arrow-Headed Warbler) · D. pinus (Pine-Creeping Warbler) · D. pinus achrustera · D. pinus chrysoleuca

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Notes

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Contributors

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 13, 2008:

Identifiers

Footnotes

  1. Mean = 170.640 meters (559.843 feet), Standard Deviation = 472.880 based on 5,159 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
Last Revised: 2009-06-20