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Birdsong field guide

Olive Warbler

Peucedramus taeniatus

The Olive Warbler is a unique, high-altitude songbird of the southwestern US and Central America, distinguished by the male's vibrant ochre-orange head and sharp black eye mask.

What it sounds like

A loud, ringing series of clear, whistled notes typically described as 'peeta-peeta-peeta' or 'twee-twee-twee'.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. Barry Edmonston · MexicoCC BY-NC-SA Xeno-canto

Field notes

It is the sole member of its own taxonomic family, Peucedramidae, making it evolutionarily distinct from all other North American birds.
Despite its common name, genetic analysis reveals it is more closely related to Old World accentors and wagtails than to New World warblers.
It is considered a 'relict' species, representing an ancient lineage that diverged from other passerines approximately 20 million years ago.
Unlike many warblers that hover or fly-catch, this species primarily forages by methodically creeping along the needle-clusters of pine branches.
It is one of the few songbirds in its range that remains in high-elevation coniferous forests throughout the winter, only occasionally moving downslope.

Habitat

High-elevation montane coniferous forests, specifically those dominated by Ponderosa pine, sugar pine, and fir.

Range

Mountainous regions from southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico south through Mexico to northern Nicaragua.

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