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The Cardona Warbler ( Myioborus cardonai ) is a small passerine bird in the genus Myioborus in the family of warblers ( Parulidae ). This type is very similar to the White-cheeked Warbler ( Myioborus albifacies ) and may be conspecific with it. The small distribution area is located in Venezuela. The IUCN currently lists as "low risk" (near Threatened ).
Features
Cardona Warbler reach a body length of 13 centimeters. Adult Cardona Warbler and young birds from the first year have a black forehead, crown and an upper black hackle. The rest of the head and neck plumage is gray to dark gray. Also dark gray is the top plumage. A broken white eye-ring covers the eye. The wings with narrow gray feather edges, the tail and the upper tail-coverts are blackish. The outer tail feathers are white. The underside plumage is orange - yellow, and the under tail-coverts white. Legs and beak are blackish.
Occurrence
About the Cardona Warbler there are no adequate studies. They are predominantly non-migratory birds and have a very limited distribution area. They are found only on the tepuis on the mountain Cerro Guaiquinima in the central Bolívar in southern Venezuela. Documents are cloud forests at altitudes from 1200 to 1600 meters as a residence. Other habitats are moist mountain forests, gallery forests and dense shrubbery. They probably feed as the White-cheeked warbler mainly of insects. The breeding behavior is not investigated further.