Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia
(aka Dendroica magnolia)
Magnolia Warbler, Pálpite, Zapata Swamp, Cuba, February 2005 - click for larger image

Cuba and Honduras

The Magnolia Warbler breeds in Canada and north-eastern USA and winters in Central America and the West Indies. See the distribution map at Birdlife International. On migration it is found in forest, woodland and gardens.

Magnolia Warbler, Pálpite, Zapata Swamp, Cuba, February 2005 - click for larger image The winter plumage is much duller than the "black & yellow" appearance of the breeding plumage. The photos show the grey head, the greyish-olive back with black arrow-head spots and the yellow underparts with black streaks. From below, the tail is white with a broad black band to the tip. From above the tail shows two broad white bands at the middle of the outermost tail feathers.

Magnolia Warbler, Roatan, Honduras, March 2015 - click for larger image

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