Wilson's Warbler

The Wilson's Warbler, Wilsonia pusilla, is a New World warbler. It breeds in northern North America across Canada and south through the western USA.

Related Topics:
New World warbler - North America - Canada - USA

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

It is migratory, wintering in Central America. This is a very rare vagrant to western Europe.

Related Topics:
Migratory - Central America - Europe

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The Wilson's Warbler has a plain green-brown back and yellow underparts. The male has a small black cap. Males of the western race W. p. chryseola are greener above and brighter than the eastern race.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The breeding habitat is fairly open woodlands with undergrowth or shrubs. Wilson's Warblers nest on the ground, laying 4-6 eggs in a cup nest.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

These birds feed on insects, often caught by flycatching.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The song is a series of descending notes. The call is a loud chif.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

This bird was first described in 1811 by the American ornithologist Alexander Wilson, who gave his own name to the genus.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~