Palm Warbler

Overview

Palm Warbler: Medium warbler with olive-brown upperparts and yellow underparts streaked with brown. Cap is chestnut-brown. Western form is grayer overall and has white belly. It pumps its tail up and down more than any other warbler. Despite its name, it lives further north then most other warblers.

Range and Habitat

Palm Warbler: Breeds from west-central Canada east to Labrador and Newfoundland, and south to extreme northern U.S. Spends winters in the southeastern U.S. and southward. Preferred habitats include bogs, marsh edges, and weedy fields.

INTERESTING FACTS

The Palm Warbler can be most easily recognized by the tail-wagging habit that shows off its yellow undertail.
They forage on the ground much more than other warblers, sometimes flying to catch insects.
This is one of only three Dendroica warblers (Kirtland's and Prairie are the others) to incessantly bob its tail.
A group of palm warblers are collectively known as a "reading" of warblers.

The Palm Warbler has a significantly wide range, reaching up to 3,400,000 square kilometers. This bird can be found in the United States, Canada, Mexico, areas of the Caribbean, and parts of Central America. Its habitat is varied and includes forests, shrubland, wetlands, grassland and even urban areas, rural gardens and pastureland. The global population of this species is estimated to be around 23,000,000 individual birds. Currently, it is not believed that the population trends for this species will soon approach the minimum levels that could suggest a potential decline in population. Due to this, population trends for the Palm Warbler have a present evaluation level of Least Concern.