Russet-crowned Warbler (Basileuterus coronata)

Identification & Behavior: ~14 cm (5.5 in). The Russet-crowned Warbler is yellowish-olive above and yellow (coronata) or gray (chapmani) below. The head is gray with a rufous crown bordered by black stripes. It is similar to the Three-banded Warbler but where these two warblers overlap,  the Russet-crowned has distinctive gray underparts.

Status: The Russet-crowned Warbler is common in the mid and understory of montane forests of the east slope of the Andes at elevations ranging between 1500 -2900 m. It also occurs at similar elevations (chapmani) on the west slope of the Andes south to Cajamarca. The Russet-crowned Warbler also occurs in Co, Ec, and Bo.

Name in Spanish: Reinita de Corona Rojiza.

Sub-species: Russet-crowned Warbler (Basileuterus coronata castaneiceps), (P. L. Sclater and Salvin), 1877. W slope of W Andes in SW Ecuador and NW Peru.
(B. c. chapmani), (Todd), 1929. E and W slope of the Andes in NW Peru (Cajamarca).
(B. c. inaequalis), (J. T. Zimmer), 1949. C Andes in N Peru (Amazonas and San Martín).
(B. c. coronata), (Tschudi), 1844. E Andes from C Peru S to W Bolivia (La Paz).

Meaning of Name: Basileuterus: Gr. basileus=  king, basileuteros= more kingly. coronata: L. coronare, coronatus= to crown, crowned.

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