Measurements
Both Sexes
Other Names
- Paruline orangée (French)
- Chipe dorado, Reinita Calecidorada (Spanish)
Cool Facts
- The Prothonotary Warbler is one of only two warbler species that nest in cavities. (Lucy's Warbler is the other.)
- Go here to take a look at what goes on inside a Prothonotary Warbler nest, through the help of a Nest Box Cam provided by The Birdhouse Network at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
- The name "Prothonotary" refers to clerks in the Roman Catholic church, whose robes were bright yellow.
Habitat
Forest
Breeds in wooded areas near water, especially flooded bottomland hardwood forests, cypress swamps, and along large lakes and rivers. Winters in mangrove swamps and coastal tropical forests.
Food
Insects
Nesting
Nest Placement
Cavity
Behavior
Bark Forager
Conservation
Least Concern
Breeding populations highly localized because of extreme habitat specificity, and are vulnerable to habitat destruction. Considered endangered in Canada.
Credits
- Petit, L. J. 1999. Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea). In The Birds of North America, No. 408 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA.