Mourning Warbler

The Mourning Warbler, Oporornis philadelphia, is a small songbird of the New World warbler family.

The Mourning Warbler is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

Mourning Warbler by Louis Agassiz Fuertes Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae Genus: Oporornis Species: O. More

The Mourning Warbler, Oporornis philadelphia, is a small songbird of the New World warbler family. These 13 cm long birds have yellow underparts, olive-green upperparts and pink legs. Adult males have a grey hood and a black patch on the throat and breast. Females and immatures are grey-brown on the head with an incomplete eye-ring. Their breeding habitat is thickets and semi-open areas with dense shrubs across Canada east of the Rockies and the northeastern United States. More

Common within its range, the Mourning Warbler is a small songbird of second-growth forests of eastern and central North America. It typically reveals its presence by its distinctive song of rolling phrases, usually remaining hidden in the low, thick vegetation. More

The Mourning Warbler is a long distance migrant from southern Central America and northern South America. It breeds in northern North America including the Great Lakes region, and at higher altitudes in the Appalachian Mountains south to West Virginia. It is fairly common, and forms a superspecies with the very similar MacGillivray More

I am conducting field work on Mourning Warblers during the summer of 2009 in the Great Lakes region and central Canada, studying song variation in the Mourning Warbler. I will also be carrying out song playback experiments with territorial males to determine whether they can discriminate songs from different regions of the breeding range. The blog will contain excerpts, day lists, recordings, photos and links to videos taken during this summer's field work. More

The Mourning Warbler has a large range, estimated globally at 2,700,000 square kilometers. Native to the Americas and nearby island nations, this bird prefers forest and shrubland ecosystems. The global population of this bird is estimated at 7,000,000 individuals and does not show signs of decline that would necessitate inclusion on the IUCN Red List. For this reason, the current evaluation status of the Mourning Warbler is Least Concern. More

Mourning WarblerOporornis philadelphia Order PASSERIFORMES – Family PARULIDAE Issue No. 072 Authors: Pitocchelli, Jay * Articles * Multimedia * References Courtesy Preview This Introductory article that you are viewing is a courtesy preview of the full life history account of this species. The remaining articles (Distribution, Habitat, Behavior, etc. More

Mourning Warblers, Oporornis philadelphia = Warblers Mourning WarblersThe Mourning Warbler, Oporornis philadelphia, is a small songbird of the New World warbler family. These 13 cm long birds have yellow underparts, olive-green upperparts and pink legs. Adult males have a grey hood and a black patch on the throat and breast. Females and immatures are grey-brown on the head with an incomplete eye-ring. More

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● Similar species: Mourning Warbler: Connecticut Warbler is larger, has longer bill and distinct buff to white eye-ring. Flight Pattern Fairly swift direct flight for short distances. Mourning Warbler Body Illustration_2● Range & Habitat: Mourning Warbler: Breeds from Alberta to Newfoundland and south to North Dakota and northern New England, and in mountains to Virginia. Spends winters in the tropics. Preferred habitats include dense thickets of blackberries and briars in forest clearings; also wet woodlands with thick undergrowth. More

Mourning Warbler - Oporornis philadelphiaNamed after the black patch on the male's upper breast, giving the impression of being dressed in mourning. The Mourning Warbler is a bird of shrubby areas and forest undergrowth, and is often difficult to spot. Unlike many migrants, Mourning Warblers avoid flying over the Gulf of Mexico during the spring and fall, instead preferring to migrate overland through Mexico and the interior of the U.S. Habitat: Prefers shrubby undergrowth and second-growth forest. More

Mourning Warbler breeds in northeastern British Columbia and is considered to be a casual visitor elsewhere in the province. Oregon’s committee has accepted five records. There are none for Idaho. Mourning Warbler nests across the boreal forest belt of Canada from southeast Yukon to Labrador, south to the Great Lakes states and New England and down the Appalachians to West Virginia; winters from Nicaragua to Ecuador; and migrates through Mexico rather than overflying the Gulf. More

The Mourning Warbler’s breeding range adjoins that of the other three members of the Oporornis genus. Mourning Warblers move north rather late in the spring from their wintering grounds in Central and South America. From the many records of dead Mourning Warblers found below towers and lighted buildings, its migration apparently takes place at night. Female Mourning Warblers sit very tight on the nest when approached by a predator and are reluctant to flush. More

(although autumn female and immature Mourning Warblers have broken eye rings that may be misleading), is larger and has longer undertail coverts which give it a short-tailed appearance. Spring Mourning Warbler males may also be distinguished by the black-scaled appearance of breast and throat; these parts are grayer and much lighter in the Connecticut Warbler. More

Mourning Warbler Oporornis philadelphia - Family: Wood Warblers, Parulidae Audio: Martyn Stewart, More

Confirmed Brown-headed Cowbird records where Mourning Warbler was indicated as host species. MinDate: 07/12 MaxDate: 07/12 for this species. More