About the Green-tailed Warbler
The green-tailed warbler, also known as the green-tailed ground-tanager, is a species of bird of the family Phaenicophilidae, the Hispaniolan tanagers. It is endemic to the island of Hispaniola which is shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
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The green-tailed warbler is 12 to 14.5 cm (4.7 to 5.7 in) and weighs 9.5 to 15.2 g (0.34 to 0.54 oz). The sexes are not particularly dimorphic. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a gray head and nape, pale to dark gray lores, and white arcs above and below the eye. The eye itself is ruby red. Their upperparts are olive-green, and their underparts pale grayish that is whiter on the belly. The subspecies M. p. vasta is overall paler than the nominate and has more white on the underparts. Voice: The green-tailed warbler makes "hort rasping and squeaking notes" that may accelerate into what is thought to be its song. The song has also been described as "sip sip sip".
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Where the Green-tailed Warbler lives
When to see the Green-tailed Warbler
Peak activity in February · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
White-winged WarblerXenoligea montanaThe white-winged warbler is 13 to 14 cm (5.1 to 5.5 in) and weighs 12 to 13 g (0.42 to 0.46 oz).
Grey-crowned Palm-tanagerPhaenicophilus poliocephalusThe grey-crowned palm-tanager is about 18 cm (7.1 in) long and weighs about 27 g (0.95 oz).
Black-crowned Palm-tanagerPhaenicophilus palmarumThe black-crowned palm-tanager is 17 to 18 cm (6.7 to 7.1 in) long and weighs about 24 to 32 g (0.85 to 1.1 oz).
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