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Bird name:

Dusky Warbler

Phylloscopus fuscatusOrder: PASSERIFORMES Family: Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers (Sylviidae)

Codes: Common Name: DUWA Scientific Name: PHYFUS ITIS Taxonomic No.: 179846

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Overview

Dusky Warbler: Small, dark warbler with gray-brown upperparts, gray-streaked underparts, distinct white eyebrow, and faint eye-ring. The tail is slightly round-tipped. Brown legs and feet. Forages on ground, in trees. Constantly flicks wings. Weak fluttering direct flight with shallow wing beats.

Range and Habitat

Dusky Warbler: Native of Asia; casual on islands off western Alaska, and in fall off south coastal Alaska and in California. Preferred habitats include mountain thickets and forests.

Topo Map: Perching-like Body

Voice Text

"tschick"

Interesting Facts

The call of the Dusky Warbler is often the first clue that this typically skulking species is present, away from the breeding grounds.

A group of warblers has many collective nouns, including a "bouquet", "confusion", "fall", and "wrench" of warblers.

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Dusky Warbler

● Song: "tschick"

● Foraging & Feeding: Dusky Warbler: Diet includes insects and other small invertebrates picked from tree branches and leaves. Often forages for food on the ground.

● Breeding & nesting: Dusky Warbler: Four to six white eggs are laid in a sphere-shaped ground nest built by the female. Incubation is 11 to 13 days and carried out by the female.

● Similar species: Dusky Warbler: Arctic Warbler is larger, has olive-green upperparts, pale wing-bars, squared tail, pale legs, and yellow wash on breast and underparts.

Flight Pattern

Short weak fluttering flights with rapid shallow wing beats.

● Range & Habitat: Dusky Warbler: Native of Asia; casual on islands off western Alaska, and in fall off south coastal Alaska and in California. Preferred habitats include mountain thickets and forests.

^BreedingMonogamous, Solitary nester, Mates for life

^PopulationAccidental to casual

^MigrationMigratory

^Weight0.3 Ounces

Perching-like Body

Underparts

Belly, undertail coverts, chest, flanks, and foreneck.

Upperparts

Back, rump, hindneck, wings, and crown.

Eyebrow

Also called the supercilicum or superciliary it is the arch of feathers over each eye.

4 and 6 letter alpha codes

The four letter common name alpha code is is derived from the first two letters of the common first name and the first two letters of common last name. The six letter species name alpha code is derived from the first three letters of the scientific name (genus) and the first three letters of the scientific name (species). See (1) below for the rules used to create the codes..

Four-letter (for English common names) and six-letter (for scientific names) species alpha codes were developed by Pyle and DeSante (2003, North American Bird-Bander 28:64-79) to reflect A.O.U. taxonomy and nomenclature (A.O.U. 1998) as modified by Supplements 42 (Auk 117:847-858, 2000) and 43 (Auk 119:897-906, 2002). The list has been updated by Pyle and DeSante to reflect changes reported by the A.O.U from 2003 through 2006.

Field Guide to Birds of North America

Dusky Warbler

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Overview

Range and Habitat

Topo Map: Perching-like Body

Voice Text

Interesting Facts

Bird Term Glossary

Author

Artist

Dusky Warbler

Flight Pattern