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Bird name:

Golden-crowned Warbler

Basileuterus culicivorusOrder: PASSERIFORMES Family: Wood Warblers (Parulidae)
Codes: Common Name: GCRW Scientific Name: BASCUL ITIS Taxonomic No.: 554142

Breeding Location:

Forest edge, Forest



Breeding Type:

Monogamous, Solitary nester



Breeding Population:

Casual



Egg Color:

White with red brown markings at large end



Number of Eggs:

2 - 4



Incubation Days:

10 - 12



Egg Incubator:

Female



Nest Material:

Grasses and plant fibers, oven or dome-shaped with lining of fine materials.



Migration:

Nonmigratory



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General

Golden-Crowned Warbler: Medium-sized, tropical warbler with olive-gray upperparts and bold yellow underparts. Midcrown has yellow stripe with black borders. Face is olive-gray with a pale arc below eye. Upper mandible is gray, while lower mandible is pink. Sexes are similar.

Range and Habitat

Golden-crowned Warbler: Breeds in northern Mexico and Central America; also occurs in South America and southern Texas.

Breeding and Nesting

Golden-crowned Warbler: Two to four white eggs with red brown markings at large end are laid in a dome-shaped nest made of grass and plant fibers, lined with finer materials, and built in the shelter of a bank, clump of grass, or large boulder.

Foraging and Feeding

Golden-crowned Warbler: Eats mainly insects and spiders. Forages on the ground and low in trees; occasionally hawks prey.

Readily Eats

Sugar Water, Fruit, Nut Pieces

Vocalization

Golden-crowned Warbler: Song is a rich whistled warble of "wee-wee-wee-seee" or "chew-che-chew-weee", ending with an up-slurred note. Call is a series of ticks or chips.

Similar Species

Golden-crowned Warbler: Orange-Crowned Warbler is olive-green above with orange crown feathers, usually hidden, and has faintly streaked olive-yellow underparts.

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Family Wood Warbler (Parulidae)_blue
Species Basileuterus culicivorus
Length5 Inches
Wingspan7.5 Inches

Golden-crowned Warbler

Golden-Crowned Warbler: Medium-sized, tropical warbler with olive-gray upperparts and bold yellow underparts. Midcrown has yellow stripe with black borders. Face is olive-gray with a pale arc below eye. Upper mandible is gray, while lower mandible is pink. The legs and feet are pink.

● Song: "wee-wee-wee-seee", "chew-che-chew-weee"

● Foraging & Feeding: Golden-crowned Warbler: Eats mainly insects and spiders. Forages on the ground and low in trees; occasionally hawks prey.

● Breeding & nesting: Golden-crowned Warbler: Two to four white eggs with red brown markings at large end are laid in a dome-shaped nest made of grass and plant fibers, lined with finer materials, and built in the shelter of a bank, clump of grass, or large boulder.

● Similar species: Golden-crowned Warbler: Orange-Crowned Warbler is olive-green above with orange crown feathers, usually hidden, and has faintly streaked olive-yellow underparts.

Flight Pattern

Weak fluttering direct flight of short duration on rapidly beating wings.
Golden-crowned Warbler Breeding Male Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Golden-crowned Warbler: Breeds in northern Mexico and Central America; also occurs in South America and southern Texas.
BreedingMonogamous, Solitary nester
PopulationCasual
MigrationNonmigratory
Weight0.4 Ounces
UnderpartsX
Belly, undertail coverts, chest, flanks, and foreneck.
UpperpartsX
Back, rump, hindneck, wings, and crown.
FaceX
The front part of the head consisting of the bill, eyes, cheeks and chin.
Lower mandibleX
The lower part of the bill.
Upper mandibleX
The upper part of the bill.
4 and 6 letter alpha codesX

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.

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ITIS CodesX

The Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) was established in the mid-1990�s as a cooperative project among several federal agencies to improve and expand upon taxonomic data (known as the NODC Taxonomic Code) maintained by the National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

To find the ITIS page for a bird species go to the ITIS web site advanced search and report page at http://www.itis.gov/advanced_search.html. You can enter the TSN or the common name of the bird. It will return the ITIS page for that bird. Another way to obtain the ITIS page is to use the Google search engine. Enter the string ITIS followed by the taxonomic ID, for example "ITIS 178041" will return the page for the Allen's Hummingbird.

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Parts of a Standing birdX
Head Feathers and MarkingsX
Parts of a Flying birdX