Cape May Warbler

Male Tiger Warbler ( Dendroica tigrina )

The tiger Warbler ( Dendroica tigrina ) is a small bird in the family of warblers ( Parulidae ).

Features

The crown of the yellow head is dark gray to black in the male tiger Warbler. Below the eye up to the ears, he has a hazelnut brown plumage. On the elytra are large white wing bars. The yellow underside plumage, which expires in white back is interspersed with black stripes. The up-side plumage is olive green to dark brown. The rear underside of the tail feathers and appears pale purple by the sun on the photo. This is in truth but neither in the male nor in the female the case. The female has a duller plumage overall, the yellow components are only pale to see, and it lacks the white wing bars on the wing-coverts and the hazel spot on the sides of the head.

Nutrition

They feed primarily on insects, which they ferret out not only on the ground or in the foliage, but also with a nimble and agile flight while flying start. They also play an important role in the North American forests, as they consume among other caterpillars of harmful insects. The juice of berries and fruits occurs mostly in the winter by the tiger woods singer with his pointy little beak drills a small hole.

Reproduction

The tiger Warbler built on a branch of a spruce or fir high above an upwardly open cup-shaped little nest, consisting of feathers, hair, twigs, grasses and other plant parts. In the nest, the female lays four to eight brown or gray spotted white eggs.

Occurrence and threat

Tiger Warbler often inhabit mixed coniferous forests or spruce forests in North America. Other habitats are areas with high trees. The distribution area includes a discussion of the northern forests of Canada for Alberta to the Atlantic coast. In winter, the Tigers Warbler moves into the Caribbean and Central America. As an infrequent visitor he is to be found also in Western Europe.

The tiger Warbler is threatened primarily by the clearance and destruction of his Lebensräumein his inventory. He also seems to be sensitive to pesticides, which are used for example to winder to prevent damage to the commons Spruce ( Picea abies) to avoid.

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