#colima warbler

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BOTD: Colima Warbler

Photo: Christopher Lindsey

"In our area, this Mexican species occurs only in Big Bend National Park in western Texas. There it is fairly common in summer at upper elevations in the Chisos Mountains, but seeing it requires a day-long hike or a lengthy horseback ride. The Colima is larger than most warblers and tends to be sluggish, foraging deliberately in the dense undergrowth or in the lower levels of the oaks."

- Audubon Field Guide

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Warbler Showdown; Bracket 7, Poll 3

Colima vs Orange-crowned

Colima Warbler

Orange-crowned Warbler

Voting ended onJan 6, 2024

Colima Warbler (Leiothlypis crissalis)

IUCN Rating: Least Concern

Range: migratory; breeds in the Chisos Mountains in southwest Texas through the range in Mexico; overwinters in south central Mexico, from southern Sinaloa down to Oaxaca, though typically found in Colima and Morelos

Habitat: breeds in oak, Mexican pinyon, juniper, and Arizona cypress chaparral and overwinters in semihumid to humid montane forests.

Subspecies: none

Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata)

IUCN Rating: Least Concern

Range: migratory; breeds from Alaska to Newfoundland, all the way down to New Mexico, Arizona, and Baja California; overwinters in all southern states, along the Pacific Northwest, and in a majority of Mexico.

Habitat: breeding habitat is incredibly various due to range- brushy deciduous, fir-aspen, or pine-oak woodlands, harvested forests, and early-successional deciduous stands. Each of these habitats are associated with different tree types too, a true generalist. Overwinters in similar habitats.

Subspecies: 4

Image Sources: Colima (Jason Vassallo) OCWA (Matt Davis)

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Colima Warbler Big Bend NP, TX 6-3-18

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Daily Bird: Colima Warbler

Range: April-September, Big Bend National Park, Texas

More information: here

Photo: m2 . i . pbase . com/o4/82/193082/1/61069442._MG_0499web.jpg

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A big thanks to @ajttk for pinch-hitting so admirably yesterday!

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[2535/11080] Colima warbler - Leiothlypis crissalis

Order: Passeriformes Suborder: Passeri Superfamily: Emberizoidea Family: Parulidae (new world warblers)

Photo credit: Jason Vassallo via Macaulay Library

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October 26, 2018 - Colima Warbler (Oreothlypis crissalis)

Breeding only in the Chisos Mountains of Texas and the Sierra Madre Oriental mountain range of northeastern Mexico, these warblers winter in southwestern Mexico. They mostly eat insect larvae, which they pick from foliage, the ground, or oak galls, and flying insects, which they catch in the air. Pairs build cup-shaped nests on the ground from grass, bark, leaves, roots, mosses, and hair, hidden by dry leaves or grass. Both parents incubate the eggs and feed the chicks, though males spend less time caring for chicks and more time defending the nesting territory.

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Colima Warbler Big Bend NP, TX 6-5-18