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Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia)
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PRB-0349Passeriformes

Black-and-white Warbler

Reinita Trepadora

Mniotilta varia

Native / natural occurrenceIUCN LC · Least Concern

The black-and-white warbler (Mniotilta varia) is a species of New World warbler, and the only member of its genus, Mniotilta. It breeds in northern and eastern North America and winters in Florida, Central America, and the West Indies down to Peru. This species is a very rare vagrant to western Europe. Relative to other New World warblers, it is not well studied.

FamilyParulidaeNew World Warblers
Puerto Rico occurrenceNative / natural occurrenceAvibase inferred core 380
Primary habitatforestsWoodland
Primary dietInvertebrateInvertivore
Average mass10.280000000000001 gGlobal trait estimate
MovementMigratoryInsessorial

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Spectrogram of Black-and-white Warbler: song
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Sound recorded by Lionel FREDERIC · XC1001887 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Visualization by Stichting Xeno-canto voor Natuurgeluiden.

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Catalog scopeAvibase inferred core 380

About the Black-and-white Warbler

The black-and-white warbler (Mniotilta varia) is a species of New World warbler, and the only member of its genus, Mniotilta. It breeds in northern and eastern North America and winters in Florida, Central America, and the West Indies down to Peru. This species is a very rare vagrant to western Europe. Relative to other New World warblers, it is not well studied.

Conservation

Least Concern

IUCN LC

Global IUCN
LC
Puerto Rico DNER
No current listing in source crosswalk
Federal ESA
No current listing in source crosswalk
Critical habitat
Not identified in source crosswalk

Natural history

How it lives

Habitat
forests
Elevation
0–2500 m
Nest
Cup / bowl; Tree cavity · Ground; Stump
Clutch
4–5 eggs
Social behavior
Social / flocking

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