Black-throated Green Warbler

Top males, females below

The Green Warbler ( Dendroica virens) is a small bird of the family Warbler ( Parulidae ).

The top plumage, the crown and yellow markings in the face are olive green. On the black to gray-black elytra he has white wing bars. The underside plumage is bright yellow with black stripes on the flanks. In the males the throat and breast feathers are black, in the female are black spots on the chest. The small beaks are thin and pointed.

Green Warbler feed mostly on insects. In winter, they expand their diet to berries and fruits.

The breeding areas are located in mixed forests or cypress swamps in eastern North America and northern and western Canada. In winter into account inter alia in southern Florida to Central America and Mexico, for example.

The brown -headed cowbird ( Molothrus ater) is a brood parasite of the common green warbler.