Worm-Eating Warbler: Stripe-Headed Skulker
The Worm-Eating Warbler(Helmitheros vermivorum) haunts the forest interior, where its mechanical-sounding trills can be heard along steep, leaf-carpeted hillsides. A quick glimpse of the singer reveals a rather plain-looking olive, brown, and buff warbler with a boldly striped head. This head pattern distinguishes it from other brown forest warblers such as the Swainson’s Warbler(Limnothlypis swainsonii), which has a brown crown, occasionally tinged with rufous instead.
The Worm-Eating Warbler is the only member of its genus, Helmitheros, and is not closely related to any other warbler species. Both its genus and … Continue