About the Fan-tailed Warbler
The fan-tailed warbler is a New World warbler in the genus Basileuterus that lives along the Pacific slope from northern Mexico to Nicaragua. Vagrant records exist for Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. It is yellow on its throat and underparts with a tawny wash on its chest. The head is gray with a black-framed yellow crown and white around the eyes. The undertail coverlets are white. It is 5.8-6.3 in (14.5–16 cm) long and has a pleasant, upslurred song. Fan-tailed warblers live in and at the edge of evergreen and semideciduous forest, especially near ravines. They eat insects, and are seen hopping around on either the forest floor or close to it. They are found alone or in pairs.
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What the Fan-tailed Warbler sounds like
Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in United States.
When to see it
Peak activity in January · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Black-eared WarblerBasileuterus melanotisThe black-eared warbler measures 13 cm (5.1 in) in length.
Black-cheeked WarblerBasileuterus melanogenysThe black-cheeked warbler is a New World warbler, resident breeding bird endemic to the Talamancan montane forests of Costa Rica and western Panama.
Three-banded WarblerBasileuterus trifasciatusThe three-banded warbler is a species of bird in the family Parulidae.
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