Hooded Warbler

Hooded Warbler ( Wilsonia citrina ), male

The Hooded Warbler ( Wilsonia citrina ) is a small bird in the family of warblers ( Parulidae ).

The plumage is olive green to brown on the top. On the underside and face they have a yellow plumage. In the male the crown is black and the black plumage runs like a hood in height of the ears down to the throat and the top of the chest.

Hooded warblers feed mainly on insects, which they track down in the low vegetation or catch in flight.

Your cupped nests they lay close to the ground in a bush or shrub to. A clutch consists of three to five eggs. A common breeding parasites of the hooded warbler is the brown -headed cowbird ( Molothrus ater).

The breeding areas of the hooded warbler located in the east of North America and southern Canada. In winter they move to Central America and also occur as a rare guest in Western Europe.