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Red-faced Warbler

Cardellina rubrifronsOrder: PASSERIFORMESFamily: Wood Warblers (Parulidae)
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Overview

Red-faced Warbler: Medium-sized warbler with gray upperparts, white nape and rump, and paler gray underparts. Forehead, throat, and upper breast are bright red. The crown and ear patches are black. Gray tail is long and square tipped. Eats mostly spiders and insects which it finds in tree branches.

Range and Habitat

Red-faced Warbler: Breeds in southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico. Spends winters in the tropics. Found in montane coniferous forests.

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Voice Text

"sweet-sweet-sweet-weeta-see-see-see", "chup"

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Family Wood Warbler (Parulidae)_blue
Species Cardellina rubrifrons
Length5 Inches
Wingspan7.5 Inches

Red-faced Warbler

Red-faced Warbler: Medium-sized warbler with gray upperparts, white nape and rump, and paler gray underparts. Forehead, throat, and upper breast are bright red. The crown and ear patches are black. Gray tail is long and square tipped. Eats mostly spiders and insects which it finds in tree branches.

● Song: "sweet-sweet-sweet-weeta-see-see-see", "chup"

● Foraging & Feeding: Red-faced Warbler: Eats mostly insects; forages in outer branches of conifers; also catches flying insects in mid-air.

● Breeding & nesting: Red-faced Warbler: Three or four white eggs, with small brown spots, are laid in a loosely assembled ground nest made of rootlets and grass, and sheltered by a log, rock, or patch of weeds. Incubation ranges from 10 to 13 days and is carried out by the female.

● Similar species: Red-faced Warbler: None in range.

Flight Pattern

Fairly swift direct flight for short distances.
Red-faced Warbler Body
● Range & Habitat: Red-faced Warbler: Breeds in southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico. Spends winters in the tropics. Found in montane coniferous forests.
BreedingMonogamous, Solitary nester
PopulationFairly common
MigrationMigratory
Weight0.4 Ounces