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Common Name

Prothonotary Warbler

Alternate Names

Common Type

Warbler

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Parulidae

Genus

Protonotaria

Species

citrea

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Migratory

Preferred Habitat

Dense woody streams

Distribution and Range

Breeds in eastern U.S., winters in northern South America

Food

Forages in low foliage for insects and snails

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Field Notes:

The male often builds several incomplete, unused nests in his territory; the female builds the real nest in a natural or artificial cavity where it lays 3–7 eggs. The unused nests are potentual ways to keep away Brown Headed Cowbirds that will parasitize them.

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