OTHER NAMES: Black-throated Grey Warbler
Latin Etymology: Setophaga ("moth eating") nigrescens ("blackish")
Adult male Black-throated Gray Warbler (Setophaga nigrescens) at San Francisco, California - September 2022
Featured Subspecies: Setophaga nigriscens nigriscens
Weight: 8.4g / Length: 13cm / Wingspan: 19cm
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
A species of distinctive pied warbler with a small bright yellow eyebrow, despite a fairly wide range and distinctive colouring it is considered poorly known. It is a bird of forest, where it's favoured food is caterpillars. It non-breeding range is situated entirely within Mexico.
Related Species:
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Parulidae
Genus: Setophaga
SUBSPECIES: S. n. halseii, S. n. nigriscens
- Sighting Locations -
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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