White-winged warbler
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Phaenicophilidae |
Genus: | Xenoligea Bond, 1967 |
Species: | X. montana
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Binomial name | |
Xenoligea montana (Chapman, 1917)
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The white-winged warbler (Xenoligea montana), also called the white-winged ground-warbler or Hispaniolan highland-tanager, is a
Taxonomy and systematics
The white-winged warbler is the only member of genus Xenoligea. It was originally named Microligea montana, sharing that genus with the
The white-winged warbler is
Description
The white-winged warbler is 13 to 14 cm (5.1 to 5.5 in) and weighs 12 to 13 g (0.42 to 0.46 oz). The sexes are alike and not particularly
Distribution and habitat
The white-winged warbler is limited to montane regions of the Dominican Republic and Haiti. In the former it is found in the
Lifespan
The white-winged warbler has a typical lifespan of three to six years. The oldest known individual was a bird that was banded in 1998 and recaptured in 2006.[4]
Behavior
Movement
The white-winged warbler is a year-round resident throughout its range.[4]
Feeding
The white-winged warbler forages in vegetation at all levels of the forest. Its diet includes
Breeding
The white-winged warbler's nesting season is believed to be May to July. The only known nest was found in 2004. It was a cup of moss, leaves, lichen, and other plant material lined with small fibers and placed in a vine thicket 2.5 m (8 ft) above the ground. It contained two eggs. Nothing else is known about the species' breeding biology.[4]
Vocalization
As of late 2022, xeno-canto had only two recordings of white-winged warbler vocalization; the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Macaulay Library had several more. The species' song is "a series of high-pitched, squeaky notes that accelerate at the end". It also makes "a low-pitched tseep" and "a low-pitched chattering suit..suit..suit..chir..suit..suit..suit..suit..chir..chi" calls.[4]
Status
The
References
- ^ . Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ^ a b Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P., eds. (August 2022). "Caribbean "tanagers", Wrenthrush, Yellow-breasted Chat". IOC World Bird List. v 12.2. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "Check-list of North and Middle American Birds". American Ornithological Society. August 2022. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g Hart, J. A. and C. C. Rimmer (2020). White-winged Warbler (Xenoligea montana), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.whwwar1.01 retrieved October 10, 2022
Further reading
- S. Latta, et al. Aves de la República Dominicana y Haití. Princeton University Press, (2006).