Golden-browed Warbler (Basileuterus belli)

Other Names (World)
Golden-browed Warbler, Bell's Warbler

Family
Parulidae (New World Warblers)

Size
12 - 13 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Giraud, 1841)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 1,300 - 3,100 m, occasionally up to 3,500 m.

Range (Guide)

El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico.

Population
Estimated population is 50,000 - 499,999 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (29)...)

Golden-browed Warbler (Basileuterus belli) [XC702572]
by Isain Contreras Rodr\u00edguez from Milpa Alta (near Ciudad de M\u00e9xico), Ciudad de M\u00e9xico, Mexico (call)

Golden-browed Warbler (Basileuterus belli) [XC702573]
by Sue Riffe from Milpa Alta (near Ciudad de M\u00e9xico), Ciudad de M\u00e9xico, Mexico (call)

Subspecies
Affinities uncertain. Probably closest to Rufous-capped Warbler (Basileuterus rufifrons). Subspecies intergrade. Geographical variation to some extent clinal, upperparts tending to become duller and extent and width of black upper border to supercilium (lateral crownstripe) decreasing from north to south.

The following 5 subspecies are recognised:

bateli Moore, RT, 1946 - Western Mexico (south-eastern Sinaloa and western Durango south to Michoacán and M�xico).
belli (Giraud, 1841) - Eastern Mexico (south-western Tamaulipas and eastern San Luis Potosí south to northern Oaxaca and central Veracruz).
clarus Ridgway, 1902 - Southern Mexico (southern Morelos, southern Michoacán, Guerrero and extreme western Oaxaca).
scitulus Nelson, 1900 - South-eastern Mexico (eastern Veracruz, eastern Oaxaca and Chiapas) south to western Honduras and north-western El Salvador.
subobscurus Wetmore, 1940 - Central Honduras.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Golden-browed Warbler (Basileuterus belli) - 10 files

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