Measurements
Both Sexes
- Length
- 5.1 in
13 cm - Weight
- 0.3–0.4 oz
9–12 g
Other Names
- Paruline à acpuchon (French)
- Reinita encapuchada (Spanish)
Cool Facts
- The Hooded Warbler is strongly territorial on its wintering grounds. Males and females use different habitats: males in mature forest, and females in scrubbier forest and seasonally flooded areas. If a male is removed, a female in adjacent scrub will not move into the male's territory.
Habitat
Forest
Food
Insects
Nesting
Nest Placement
Shrub
Behavior
Foliage Gleaner
Conservation
Least Concern
Common and increasing in some areas.
Credits
- Evans Ogden, L. J., and B. J. Stutchbury. 1994. Hooded Warbler (Wilsonia citrina). In The Birds of North America, No. 110 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, and The American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C.