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Black-and-white Warbler Range Map

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Range Map for Black-and-white Warbler

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Migration

Short- to long-distance migrant. Some individuals winter as far north as Florida and Baja California; others go as far as northern South America. This is typically one of the earliest spring arrivals among Neotropical migrants.

Map data for South American distribution provided by Robert S. Ridgley, remaining distributional data are provided by NatureServe in collaboration with Robert Ridgely, James Zook, The Nature Conservancy - Migratory Bird Program, Conservation International - CABS, World Wildlife Fund - US, and Environment Canada - WILDSPACE.

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