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Bird name:

Olive Warbler

Peucedramus taeniatusOrder: PASSERIFORMES Family: Olive Warbler (Peucedramidae)

Codes: Common Name: OLWA Scientific Name: PEUTAE ITIS Taxonomic No.: 178874

Breeding Location:

Forest edge, Forest

Breeding Type:

Monogamous, Solitary nester, Small colonies

Breeding Population:

Uncommon to fairly common

Egg Color:

Pale blue or gray with gray, olive and brown marks

Number of Eggs:

3 - 4

Incubation Days:

12 - 13

Egg Incubator:

Female

Nest Material:

Stems, rootlets, and plant material., Lined with rootlets and plant down.

Migration:

Most migrate

General

Olive Warbler: Medium-sized warbler with gray back, rump, and uppertail coverts, and white belly and undertail coverts. Head, throat, nape and upper breast are orange-brown; mask is black. Wings are black with two broad white bars. Tail is notched and dark gray with white edges. Female and juvenile have olive-yellow crowns and dull yellow faces, throats, and breasts.

Range and Habitat

Olive Warbler: Breeds in central and southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico; spends winters mainly south of the U.S.-Mexico border.

Breeding and Nesting

Olive Warbler: Three to four pale gray or blue eggs with gray, olive, and brown markings are laid in a cup nest made of stems, rootlets, and plant material, lined with rootlets and plant down, and built on a tree branch 30 to 65 feet above the ground. Incubation ranges from 12 to 13 days and is carried out by the female.

Foraging and Feeding

Olive Warbler: Eats mainly insects; forages in trees, walking on branches to look for food.

Vocalization

Olive Warbler: Song is a ringing, whistled "peeta-peeta-peeta." Call is a plaintive "peu."

Similar Species

Olive Warbler: Hermit Warbler has a yellow head, lacks mask, and has a different voice.

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Olive Warbler

Olive Warbler: Medium warbler, gray back, rump, and uppertail coverts, and white belly and undertail coverts. Head, throat, nape and upper breast are orange-brown; mask is black. Wings are black, two broad white bars. Tail is notched and dark gray with white edges. Black legs, feet.

● Song: "peeta-peeta-peeta", "peu"

● Foraging & Feeding: Olive Warbler: Eats mainly insects; forages in trees, walking on branches to look for food.

● Breeding & nesting: Olive Warbler: Three to four pale gray or blue eggs with gray, olive, and brown markings are laid in a cup nest made of stems, rootlets, and plant material, lined with rootlets and plant down, and built on a tree branch 30 to 65 feet above the ground. Incubation ranges from 12 to 13 days and is carried out by the female.

● Similar species: Olive Warbler: Hermit Warbler has a yellow head, lacks mask, and has a different voice.

Flight Pattern

Somewhat weak fluttering flight, alternating with brief periods of wings pulled to sides.

Olive Warbler Breeding Male Body Illustration

● Range & Habitat: Olive Warbler: Breeds in central and southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico; spends winters mainly south of the U.S.-Mexico border.

^BreedingMonogamous, Solitary nester, Small colonies

^PopulationUncommon to fairly common

^MigrationMost migrate

^Weight0.4 Ounces

Undertail coverts

Small feathers that cover the areas where the retrices (tail feathers) attach to the rump.

Belly

The ventral part of the bird, or the area between the flanks on each side and the crissum and breast. Flight muscles are located between the belly and the breast.

Breast

The upper front part of a bird.

Nape

Also called the hindneck or collar, it is the back of the neck where the head joins the body.

Rump

The area between the uppertail coverts and the back of the bird.

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.

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General

Range and Habitat

Breeding and Nesting

Foraging and Feeding

Vocalization

Similar Species

Olive Warbler

Flight Pattern