Three-banded Warbler (Basileuterus trifasciatus)

Identification & Behavior: ~12.7 cm (5 in). The Three-banded Warbler is grayish above and yellow below. The head is gray with dusky stripes. It also has a stripe from behind the eye. It is similar to the Russet-crowned Warbler (gray belly form) but is distinguished by having yellow underparts and no rufous on the crown. It is also similar to the Stripe-headed Warbler but these warblers occur on opposite sides of the Andes.

Status: The Three-banded Warbler is fairly common in the understory of deciduous and humid forest on the west slope of the northern Andes at elevations ranging between 650 – 3000 m. It also occurs in Ec.

Name in Spanish: Reinita Tribandeada.

Sub-species: Three-banded Warbler (Basileuterus trifasciatus nitidior), Chapman, 1924. SW Ecuador (El Oro and Loja) and adjacent NW Peru (Tumbes).
(B. t. trifasciatus), Taczanowski, 1880. NW Peru (Piura S to La Libertad).

Meaning of Name: Basileuterus: Gr. basileus= king, basileuteros= more kingly. trifasciatus: L. tri, tres= three and fascia= band, fasciatus= banded.

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