Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera)

Identification & Behavior: ~12 cm (5 in). The male Golden-winged Warbler has black cheeks and throat. The upperparts are blue-gray. The underparts are paler gray. It has a broad patch of yellow on the wing coverts and a yellow cap. The female is a dull version of the male with gray cheeks and throat.

Status: The Golden-winged Warbler is regarded as a vagrant species in Peru. It is known from only one sight record in Southeastern Peru, along the Manu Road. It also occurs in Co and Ec.

Name in Spanish: Reinita de Ala Dorada.

Sub-species: Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) (Linnaeus), 1766.

Meaning of Name: Vermivora: L. vermis= worm and vorare, vorus= to devour, eating.
chrysoptera: Gr. Khrusos= gold and pteros, pteron= wing,winged.

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