Swainson's Warbler

Swainson's Warbler, Limnothlypis swainsonii, is a small species of New World warbler. It is monotypic, the only member of the genus Limnothlypis. A small and rather non-descript species of New World warbler, Swainson's Warblers will grow to about 5 to 6½ inches (about 13-16 cm) in length and 15 grams (Graves in Winker et al. 2000) in weight. They are a plain olive-brown above and pale yellow-white below. They have a whitish eyebrow stripe that ru... more

Swainson's Warbler, Limnothlypis swainsonii, is a small species of New World warbler. It is monotypic, the only member of the genus Limnothlypis. A small and rather non-descript species of New World warbler, Swainson's Warblers will grow to about 5 to 6½ inches (about 13-16 cm) in length and 15 grams (Graves in Winker et al. 2000) in weight. They are a plain olive-brown above and pale yellow-white below. They have a whitish eyebrow stripe that runs above their eye, and the top of their head is a rusty brown. Unlike most other New World warblers that are mostly dimorphic, there is no difference in appearance between a male or female Swainson's warbler. Swainson's Warblers are uncommon, mostly found in flooded swamplands and canebrakes of the south-eastern United States. More rarely, they will also occur in rhododendron thickets in the southern Appalachian mountains. They are a migratory species, with part of the population migrating southeastwards to the Greater Antilles and the other... less