Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina [JF Gmelin, 1789] |
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Page updated:16-January-2013 |
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Order:
Passeriformes
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Family: Parulidae |
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BTO Codes:
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EURING No: 17490 | |
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Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
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Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
12 cm
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Wingspan: 20 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 13 g
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Scientific name from:
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Gr.: dendron=tree + oikos=living and L.: tigrinus=striped like a tiger (from tigris=a tiger) |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: n North America, WINTERS: Central America |
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Habitat:
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Open coniferous forest |
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Diet:
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Invertebrates, also fruit and nectar in winter |
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TitBit:
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The tongue of the Cape May Warbler is unique among warblers. It is curled and semi-tubular, and is used to collect nectar during winter. |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Renfrewshire, 1977
(Byars, T. & Galbraith, H. 1980. British Birds 73:2-5)
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
1
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Most Likely to Occur in:
Too few records
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Most Recent County Records:
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Scotland:
Clyde
(1977),
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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Previously Dendroica tigrina
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| Gaelic: | Welsh: |
| Danish: Brunkindet sanger | Dutch: Tijgerzanger |
| Finnish: Rusoposkikerttuli | French: Paruline tigrée |
| German: Tigerwaldsänger | Hungarian: Barnaarcú lombjáró |
| Icelandic: Flóaskríkja | Irish: |
| Italian: Dendroica di Capo May | Norwegian: Tigerskogsanger |
| Polish: Lasówka rdzawolica | Portuguese: Toutinegra-tigrada |
| Spanish: Reinita atigrada | Swedish: Brunkindad skogssångare |
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| Wikipedia entry | |
| BirdLife species page | |
| Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides | |
| All About Birds (from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology) | |
| Details from the Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter | |
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