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Continuing to share my warbler photos along with information about each species, from my latest book: "Warblers of Arizona, A Guide to Finding and Photographing Warblers in Southern Arizona."
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Rufous Capped Warbler
Common Name: Rufous Capped Warbler
Scientific Name: Basileuterus rufifrons
Conservation Status: Least Concern, population trends are unknown, current population estimates are between 500,000 and 5,000,000
Size: 5.25 inches
Description: stocky warbler shaped more like a sparrow than typical warbler; rufous head and cheek; bold white supercilium; no eyering; white malar; short stout bill; yellow throat and upper breast; gray and white belly; olive-gray back and wings; no wing bar; long “cocked” tail like a wren
Male/Female: identical
Range: Southeast Arizona to Columbia
Migration: one of the few non-migrating warblers
Season for Arizona: year round
Habitat: dense habitat in mountain foothills and canyons near water
Community Behavior: solitary or with other Rufous Capped Warbler family members
Feeding Behavior: forages more like a wren than a typical warbler, on ground in dense brush
Diet: forages mostly on terrestrial invertebrates including spiders, ants, and caterpillars; not known to flycatch
Nesting Behavior: nothing is known about their nesting behavior
Where to Find in Southern Arizona: very rare bird to the United States; look in very specific locations: Hunter Canyon in the Huachucas, Florida Canyon in the Santa Ritas, Pena Blanca Lake and Pena Blanca Canyon in the Pajaritos
Comments: very little is known of this rare bird
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