North American Bird Search Box
This search box can be used to find bird species using bird's english, french or latin name, or to identify bird by its 4 letter Alpha Code
Field Guide for all the Birds of North America
Canada Warbler
4 Letter (english names) Alpha Code: CAWA (1)
Paruline du Canada
Cardellina canadensis
Information, images and range maps on over 1,000 birds of North America, including sub-species, vagrants, introduced birds and possibilities
Species: The Canada Warbler (Dendroica castanea) can be found right across Canada and throughout all the eastern states down to Georgia. It has a unique yellow colour unlike all the other birds in North America. When seeing it, one might think of a lemon colour. It prefers mature forest with a heavy undergrowth, more likely to be seen on slopes of hills near creeks or other sources of water. It is similar to other ground warblers, such as the Kirtland's Warbler, Hooded Warbler and the Kentucky Warbler.
Distinctions: The male has a dark blue cap, cheeks and wings. A grayish-blue nape and back, bold yellow eyerings and lores. Throat, breast and flanks are lemon-coloured yellow, white under the tail. The feature that stands out the most is a band of dark streaks forming a large necklace around its neck. The female and juvenile have a similar appearance, except in a duller look. They only have the light-coloured streaking around their neck.
Voice: Chipping call, songs sound like "Chip, chupety swee-ditchety", repeated often.
Nesting: Three to five white to creamy-coloured eggs with brown markings. Prefers to build its nest low or on the ground, on the slope of a hill, usually around the roots of a tree. The nest is composed of leaves, dried ferns, moss and lined with fine grasses and hair.
Seen in Manitoba, thanks to Christian Artuso
Life, Habitat & Pictures of North American Warblers
| B L | W W | W | Family | Latin Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.25" 13.3cm | 8" 20.3cm | 0.35oz 9.9g | Parulidae | Cardellina canadensis |
North American Bird Calls
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Distribution: Found from the western tip of Newfoundland, through the lower half of Quebec, north to James Bay and across all the western provinces, north to the Northwest Territories southern boundaries, touching the Yukon and British Columbia. Around the Great Lakes, south to Georgia, northeast to New Jersey and north along the Atlantic coast. It spends its winters in South America.
References to Other Bird Sites:
Avibase - the world bird database This site provides the user with a complete list of bird species, broken down per country, or in the example of the US or Canada, per state and province. Here, bird species names are available in other languages, a great asset to be used as a translation of foreign bird names.
ABA - American Birding Association This site represents an organization that maintains official records of all birds species that have been proven to have been seen inside the perimeters of the North American Continent and the surrounding bodies of water. Regular revised versions are posted to keep the bird list current at all times. This is the list used by all serious birders over their lifetime. You may be aware of the movie called the "Big Year". It was with this list that all the competing birders used in an attempt to set a new record as to how many bird species that could be seen by an individual birder in one calendar year.
I hope you will take advantage of these suggested websites. I have used each of them, in one way or another, throughout the years in my quest to better identify and understand our fine feathered friends.