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Cape May Warbler

Setophaga tigrina

The Cape May Warbler is a small, colorful bird that loves to sing! It has bright yellow and green feathers and can be found flitting around trees in search of tasty insects.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Cape May Warbler male has a distinctive chestnut cheek patch, a vibrant yellow throat and breast with heavy black streaks, and bright olive-green upperparts. Two white wing bars contrast with dark wings, making it easily identifiable.

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Cape May Warbler
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Cape May Warbler

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

During their incredible migration, these small birds can fly for hours across vast stretches of open ocean!

One of the few warblers that regularly sips nectar, behaving almost like a tiny hummingbird!

The Cape May Warbler is sometimes called 'Spruce Budworm Warbler' because they love to eat this specific insect.

They get their scientific name, *tigrina*, because their bold, streaky chest resembles a tiger's stripes!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Nectar Guzzler

Cape May Warbler has a special tubular tongue that helps them sip nectar from flowers like a tiny straw.

Fähigkeit

Upside-Down Forager

Cape May Warbler can hang upside down on branches to find hidden insects because of its agile feet.

Fähigkeit

Migration Master

Cape May Warbler can fly thousands of kilometers between its breeding and wintering grounds, showing incredible endurance.

Maße und Details

Länge
11-13 cm
Flügelspannweite
19-22 cm
Gewicht
0.008-0.015 kg
Lebenserwartung
3-8 Jahre
Top Speed
40 km/h
Gelegegröße
4-9
Brutzeit
10-13 Tage
Zugstrecke
4000 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

Primarily eats insects like caterpillars and spiders, but also sips sweet flower nectar and enjoys berries.

Hauptnahrung

  • Spruce budworms
  • Caterpillars
  • Spiders
  • Flower nectar
  • Berries
  • Aphids

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

parasitizes

Brown-headed Cowbird

Molothrus ater

lays eggs in their nests

eaten by

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Accipiter striatus

hunts adult warblers

depends on

White Spruce

Picea glauca

nests and forages among needles

eaten by

American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

preys on small birds

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch birds from a distance and be quiet so you don't scare them away.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Cape May Warbler?

11-13 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Cape May Warbler?

19-22 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Cape May Warbler?

0.008-0.015 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Cape May Warbler?

3-8 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Cape May Warbler?

40 km/h

Was frisst Cape May Warbler?

Primarily eats insects like caterpillars and spiders, but also sips sweet flower nectar and enjoys berries.

Wo findet man Cape May Warbler normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Cape May Warbler?

Foraging

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