Nashville Warbler (Oreothlypis ruficapilla)
A small songbird breeding in Southern Canada and migrating to Southern Mexico in Winter. This bird mainly eats insects but occasionally supplements the diet with berries and nectar. Prefers dense vegetation like shrubs.
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Characteristics
- Length: 13-15cm
- Weight: 8-13g
- Wingspan: 20-22cm
How to Identify
Distinctive characteristics are the white ring grey head and yellow breast and body. They have a black, thin bill.
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Where and When to Spot
I observed this species only in Tadoussac in Spring.