Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia)
Black-and-white Warbler La Güira, Cuba, February 2005 - click on image for a larger view La Güira, Cuba
February 2005

The Black-and-white Warbler breeds from Canada to the southern USA and winters in southern USA, the West Indies, Central America and northern South America. It is found in forests and gardens.

Black-and-white Warbler La Güira, Cuba, February 2005 - click on image for a larger view It has bold lengthwise stripes of black and white both above and on the flanks. It is a very busy little bird creeping and darting along branches looking for insects. I found it hard to get a good shot of it.

The scientific name derives from the Greek mnion = moss and tilo = to pluck, a reference to its supposed nesting material according to Jobling.

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