myrtle warbler

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Also known as: Dendroica coronata, yellow-rumped warbler

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The myrtle warbler is a subspecies of the yellow-rumped warbler (Dendroica coronata coronata) found primarily in northern and eastern North America. It is distinguished from the Audubon's warbler by its whitish throat and a white stripe above its eye. Myrtle warblers belong to the songbird family Parulidae, commonly known as wood warblers. These birds are active and often brightly colored, earning them the nickname "butterflies of the bird world". Many wood warbler species, including the myrtle warbler, are highly migratory, traveling from northern nesting grounds to tropical wintering areas.12

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…white, and yellow of the myrtle warbler (D. coronata). A common but less-striking species is the blackpoll warbler (D. striata). Some authors merge Dendroica in Vermivora, a less-colourful genus of 11 species, most of them well known in the United States.
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…white, and yellow of the myrtle warbler (D. coronata). A common but less-striking species is the blackpoll warbler (D. striata). Some authors merge Dendroica in Vermivora, a less-colourful genus of 11 species, most of them well known in the United States.
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