Colima Warbler

Vermivora crissalis Order: PASSERIFORMES Family: Wood Warblers (Parulidae)
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General

Colima Warbler: Large and long tailed. Gray head and throat, brown to gray-brown upperparts. Rufous crown patch, white eye ring. Bright yellow-olive rump. Buff brown breast and flanks. Light gray belly.

Range and Habitat

Colima Warbler: Short distance migrator. Breeds and winters in moist canyons of mixed hardwoods and softwoods at montane elevations of 6,000-7,700ft. United States range restricted to breeding in Chisos Mountains, Big Bend National Park, Texas. Also breeds in mountain habitat of north and eastern Mexico. Winters in mountains of central and southwestern Mexico.

Listen to Call

Voice Text

"plisk"

Interesting Facts

 The Colima Warbler was thought to be restricted to Mexico until a specimen was collected in Texas in 1928. It was later confirmed that the warbler breeds in Texas. It is unclear if this represents a range expansion or was simply overlooked until then.

 They have been observed adapting to weather patterns. In 1996, a snow and ice storm arrived after the Colimas returned to breeding territories and destroyed much of their food supply. The Colimas relocated to lower-elevation sites for breeding that year.

 A group of warblers has many collective nouns, including a "bouquet", "confusion", "fall", and "wrench" of warblers.



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Range Map for Colima Warbler

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Lucy's Warbler
American Redstart
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Family Wood Warbler (Parulidae)_blue
Species Vermivora crissalis
Length5.5 Inches
Wingspan Inches

Colima Warbler

Colima Warbler: Large warbler, gray head, throat, brown to gray-brown upperparts. Rufous crown patch, white eye ring. Bright yellow-olive rump. Buff-brown breast, flanks. Light gray belly. Long gray tail. Believed to be restricted to Mexico until 1928, when a specimen was found in Texas.

● Song: "plisk"

● Foraging & Feeding: Colima Warbler: Diet is presumably entirely insectivorous. Gleans insects from foliage, branches, and other vegetation fairly high in canopy. May hawk, or glean from ground as well. Diet habits not well documented.

● Breeding & nesting: Colima Warbler: Male and female build cup nest on ground. Nest hidden by vegetation, in leaf litter or under a clump of grass. Comprised of coarse grass, strips of bark, lined with fine materials. Female lays four creamy white eggs marked with brown at large end. Incubation by both sexes for 10 to 12 days.

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Flight Pattern

Short flights usually within vegetation and fairly high in canopy.
Colima Warbler Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Colima Warbler: Short distance migrator. Breeds and winters in moist canyons of mixed hardwoods and softwoods at montane elevations of 6,000-7,700ft. United States range restricted to breeding in Chisos Mountains, Big Bend National Park, Texas. Also breeds in mountain habitat of north and eastern Mexico. Winters in mountains of central and southwestern Mexico.
BreedingMonogamous, Solitary nester
PopulationAbundant on breeding grounds, Rare in North America
MigrationMigratory
Weight0.4 Ounces