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Crescent-chested Warbler
Oreothlypis superciliosa
At a Glance
Common in mountain pine forests in Mexico, sometimes moving to lower elevations in winter, this small warbler has strayed into our area several times. Most sightings are for southeastern Arizona, where one bird returned for two consecutive winters along Sonoita Creek. There is also one possible sighting for southern Texas.
All bird guide text and rangemaps adapted from Lives of North American Birds by Kenn Kaufman© 1996, used by permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Category
Perching Birds
Conservation
Low Concern
Habitat
Arroyos and Canyons, Forests and Woodlands, Shrublands, Savannas, and Thickets
Behavior
Flitter
Range & Identification
Description
4 1/4" (11 cm). Blue-gray head with white eyebrow, yellow throat and breast, with thin reddish brown crescent across chest (faint or absent on some females and young). Plain gray wings with no wing-bars.
Size
About the size of a Sparrow
Wing Shape
Broad, Pointed
Tail Shape
Notched, Rounded, Square-tipped
Songs and Calls
Song a unique short, dry, electric buzz—zzzzzzz. Call a high, short tsic.
Call Pattern
Flat, Simple
Call Type
Buzz, Chirp/Chip, Rattle, Trill
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