White-faced Whitestart
The White-cheeked Warbler ( Myioborus albifacies ) is a small passerine bird in the genus Myioborus in the family of warblers ( Parulidae ). This species is one of four warbler species that occur on the tepuis in Venezuela, and is usually used as part of the super species to the Cardona Warbler ( Myioborus cardonai ) and the gold eyes Warbler ( Myioborus pariae ) seen. Some authors consider the White-cheeked warbler and the Cardona Warbler as conspecific. The IUCN lists them in spite of the small distribution area currently as " not at risk " ( least concern ).
Features
White-cheeked Warbler reach a body length of 13 centimeters. The wing length is 6.4 inches in the male, the female, no details are recorded. Adult White-cheeked Warbler and young birds from the first year have a black forehead, a black crown feathers and an upper black hackle. Due to the characteristic white part of the face; included the reins, eyes and cheeks and ear-coverts, it is good to be distinguished from the closely related Cardona Warbler. The lower neck feathers and the top feathers are gray to dark gray. The wings are blackish with narrow dark gray feather edges. Also blackish, the upper tail-coverts and tail with white outer tail feathers. The underside plumage is orange - yellow and the undertail coverts are white. The beak and legs are blackish.
Occurrence
Little is known about the White-cheeked Warbler. They come in cloud forests and humid montane forests mainly on the Cerro Yavi, Cerro Sipapo and Cerro Guanay at altitudes 900-2250 m in the southern Venezuela before and probably feed like the Cardona Warbler mainly of insects. The breeding behavior is not investigated further.