Black-throated Gray Warbler
Dendroica nigrescens
Perching
Length: 5 in. (13 cm )
Common in open pine-oak woodlands and dry coniferous forests, pairs often join mixed species foraging flocks of timice and nuthatches as they forage for small insects and spiders high in the trees. The cup nest of the Black-throated Gray Warbler is made of grass and plant fibers and lined with moss feathers and hair. It is placed high on a horizontal branch.
The four-digit banding code is BTYW.
Male |
Chaparral
Fir forest
Oak-pine woodland
Bibliographic details:
- Article: Black-throated Gray Warbler
- Author(s): Dr. Biology
- Publisher: Arizona State University School of Life Sciences Ask A Biologist
- Site name: ASU - Ask A Biologist
- Date published: 13 Jul, 2017
- Date accessed:
- Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/black-throated-gray-warbler
APA Style
Dr. Biology. (Thu, 07/13/2017 - 15:36). Black-throated Gray Warbler. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved from https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/black-throated-gray-warbler
Chicago Manual of Style
Dr. Biology. "Black-throated Gray Warbler". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/black-throated-gray-warbler
MLA 2017 Style
Dr. Biology. "Black-throated Gray Warbler". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/black-throated-gray-warbler
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