Bird GuideWood WarblersCrescent-chested Warbler

Crescent-chested Warbler

Crescent-chested Warbler
Oreothlypis superciliosa
At a Glance Range & Identification Conservation Back to Top

At a Glance

Common in mountain pine forests in Mexico, sometimes moving to lower elevations in winter, this small warbler has strayed into our area several times. Most sightings are for southeastern Arizona, where one bird returned for two consecutive winters along Sonoita Creek. There is also one possible sighting for southern Texas.
All bird guide text and rangemaps adapted from by Kenn Kaufman漏 1996, used by permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Category
Perching Birds
IUCN Status
Least Concern
Habitat
Arroyos and Canyons, Forests and Woodlands, Shrublands, Savannas, and Thickets
Behavior
Flitter

Range & Identification

Description

4 1/4" (11 cm). Blue-gray head with white eyebrow, yellow throat and breast, with thin reddish brown crescent across chest (faint or absent on some females and young). Plain gray wings with no wing-bars.
Size
About the size of a Sparrow
Wing Shape
Broad, Pointed
Tail Shape
Notched, Rounded, Square-tipped

Songs and Calls

Song a unique short, dry, electric buzz鈥攝zzzzzz. Call a high, short tsic.
Call Pattern
Flat, Simple
Call Type
Buzz, Chirp/Chip, Rattle, Trill

Conservation

Conservation Status