Golden-browed Warbler

The gold stripe Warbler ( Basileuterus belli ) is a small passerine bird in the family of warblers ( Parulidae ).

Gold stripe Warbler reach a body length of thirteen inches and weigh about eleven grams. The wing length is 5 to 6 inches in the male, the female, 4.8 to 5.8 centimeters. Adult Gold Streif Warbler and young birds from the first year wearing a orange-red crest strips, depending on the subspecies black crest side strips and a broad yellow Superciliarstreifen which reaches down to the neck. The cheek area is orange-red; the rest of the head feathers yellow. The top plumage is olive; the throat and chest yellow and the bottom green plumage.

The distribution area extends from Mexico through Guatemala to Honduras and El Salvador. Gold stripe Warbler inhabit moist oak, pine and cloud forests at altitudes 1300-3500 meters. The breeding season occurs from March to July.

Subspecies

There are five recognized subspecies:

• Basileuterus belli clarus ( Ridgway, 1902) - In the south of Mexico
• Basileuterus belli scitulus ( Nelson, 1900) - Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador
• Basileuterus belli subobscurus ( Wetmore, 1940) - Honduras,
• Basileuterus belli belli ( Giraud Jr, 1841) - To the east of Mexico
• Basileuterus belli Bateli (RT Moore, 1946) - To the west of Mexico

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