Orange-crowned Warbler

The Orange-crowned Warbler, Vermivora celata, is a small songbird of the New World warbler family.

Related Topics:
Songbird - New World warbler

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These birds are distinguished by their lack of wing bars, streaking on the underparts, strong face marking or bright colouring, resembling a fall Tennessee Warbler. The orange patch on the crown is usually not visible. They have olive-grey upperparts, yellowish underparts with faint streaking and a thin pointed bill. They have a faint line over their eyes and a faint broken eye ring. Females and immatures are duller in colour than males. Western birds are yellower than eastern birds.

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Their breeding habitat is open shrubby areas across Canada, Alaska and the western United States. The nest is a small open cup well-concealed on the ground under vegetation or low in shrubs. The female builds the nest; both parents feed the young.

Related Topics:
Canada - Alaska - United States

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These birds migrate to the southern United States and south to Central America.

Related Topics:
Migrate - Central America

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They forage actively in low shrubs, flying from perch to perch, sometimes hovering. These birds eat insects, berries and nectar.

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The song of this bird is a trill, descending in pitch and volume. The call is a high chip.

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