




Leiothlypis peregrina
The Tennessee Warbler is a small, colorful bird that loves to sing! It flits around in trees and bushes, looking for tasty insects to eat. These birds are known for their beautiful songs that can brighten up any day.
Habitat: Forests
The Tennessee Warbler is a small, plain songbird with an olive-green back and a white or yellowish-white underside. Breeding males have a distinctive gray head with a faint dark line through the eye, lacking wing bars or streaking. Females and immatures are duller with more yellowish tones, making them appear even plainer.





Category
BirdsRarity
Common
Danger
1/5 · Very low
Snaps
9
Despite its name, it barely stops in Tennessee, mostly just flies through during migration!
Its population once soared because of outbreaks of tiny caterpillars, providing abundant food!
These tiny birds are such insect-eating machines they can gobble half their body weight daily!
They have a super useful thin, pointed beak perfect for picking tiny insects off leaves!
Tennessee Warbler can travel thousands of kilometers twice a year because of its strong flight muscles and incredible navigational skills.
Tennessee Warbler eats vast numbers of tiny insects, which helps protect trees and plants from damaging outbreaks.
Tennessee Warbler can switch from eating insects to sweet flower nectar when needed, ensuring it finds food year-round.
These tiny birds eat mostly insects, but also enjoy sweet nectar from flowers!
Choristoneura fumiferana
Helps control outbreaks of this forest pest.
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Molothrus ater
Lays its eggs in the warbler's nest.

Accipiter striatus
A swift predator of small songbirds.

Picea glauca
Nests and forages among its needles.
Feathered describes animals, primarily birds, possessing a covering of feathers.
Singing animals produce complex vocalizations, often for purposes of attracting mates, defending territory, or communicating within their species.
Arboreal animals live primarily in trees, utilizing them for shelter, food, and protection from predators.
Colorful describes organisms or objects displaying a wide range of bright and distinct colors.
This trait identifies organisms whose diet primarily consists of insects and other small invertebrates.
Forest habitats are terrestrial environments dominated by dense tree cover, supporting a high diversity of plant and animal life.
Diurnal animals are primarily active during daylight hours, typically resting or sleeping at night.
Migratory animals undertake seasonal movements from one region to another, typically in response to changes in climate or food availability.
No aliases listed yet.
Danger
1/5 · Very low
Enjoy watching birds from a distance and don't try to touch or catch them.
The easiest way to identify Tennessee Warbler is to use the Snappit nature identifier app.
11-13 cm
18-21 cm
0.008-0.013 kg
2-5 years
35 km/h
These tiny birds eat mostly insects, but also enjoy sweet nectar from flowers!
Forests
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