Grace's Warbler

Grace's Warbler, male

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3. Conservation Status
4. Other Names
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A warbler of southwestern pine forests, the Grace's Warbler is a bird of the tree tops. It is found in mature pines from Nevada to Nicaragua.

Description

• Small songbird.
• Yellow chin, throat, and breast.
• Back gray.
• Belly white.
• Black streaks down sides of chest and flanks.
• Short yellow eyestripe.
• Yellow crescent under eye.
• Two white wingbars.
• White spots in tail.

• Size: 12 cm (5 in)
• Wingspan: 20 cm (8 in)
• Weight: 7-9 g (0.25-0.32 ounces)

Sex Differences

Sexes similar, but female duller with less black.

Sound

Song a slow, choppy trill.

Conservation Status

Common. Little information on population trends.

Other Names

Paruline de Grace (French)
Chipe pinero, Chipe pinero gorjimarillo, Verdin pinero, Chipe de Grace (Spanish)

Cool Facts

• The Grace's Warbler is one of the least known of American birds. It has not been well studied, and much remains to be learned about it. Few have been banded, and only a very few studies have been made of its biology. Part of the problem is that it stays high in the tops of mature pine trees. It forages at the very branch tips and rarely perches in exposed situations.

Sources used to construct this page:

Stacier, C. A., and M. J. Guzy. 2002. Grace's Warbler (Dendroica graciae). In The Birds of North America, No. 677 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA.