cerulean warbler

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The cerulean warbler is a small, sky-blue migratory songbird native to eastern North America, known for its preference for mature deciduous forests and its declining populations due to habitat loss.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf New World warbler
bird species
migratory songbird
authority (Wilson, 1810)
binomialName Setophaga cerulea NERFINISHED
bodyLength about 11 cm
bodyMass about 8–10 g
breedingSystem monogamous (typically)
breedsIn eastern United States NERFINISHED
southern Canada
class Aves NERFINISHED
clutchSize 3–5 eggs
commonName cerulean warbler NERFINISHED
conservationStatus Near Threatened
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List NERFINISHED
diet arthropods
insects
eggColor pale with brown speckling
family Parulidae NERFINISHED
foragingStratum forest canopy
genus Setophaga NERFINISHED
habitat large forest tracts
mature deciduous forests
mixed hardwood forests
kingdom Animalia
migratoryBehavior long-distance migrant
monitoredBy bird conservation organizations
nativeTo eastern North America
nestLocation high in canopy
nestType open cup nest
order Passeriformes
plumageColor bluish-green upperparts (female)
sky blue (adult male upperparts)
white underparts with blue streaking (male)
yellowish wash on underparts (female)
populationTrend decreasing
primaryThreat forest fragmentation
habitat loss
loss of breeding habitat in North America
loss of wintering habitat in South America
rangeRegion Appalachian region
Great Lakes region NERFINISHED
Mississippi River valley NERFINISHED
scientificName Setophaga cerulea NERFINISHED
sexualDimorphism present
songType high-pitched buzzy trill
subjectOf conservation management plans
taxonRank species
wintersIn Andean foothills NERFINISHED
northern South America

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Carolinian forest hasFauna cerulean warbler