The
palm warbler (
Setophaga palmarum) is a small
songbird in the
New World warbler family, Parulidae. It breeds in the United States, Canada and Saint Pierre and Miquelon, and is also found in non-breeding populations throughout eastern North America, Central America and the Caribbean, as far south as Panama. Its habitat includes shrublands, forests, grasslands, wetlands, and human-modified environments. The species comprises two
subspecies, which differ in plumage and migration patterns. The palm warbler mainly eats insects and berries and forages on the ground. Its tail bobbing is an identifying characteristic, and its song is a monotonous buzzy trill. This palm warbler of the subspecies
S. p. hypochrysea, in breeding plumage, was photographed in
Green-Wood Cemetery, New York City, United States.
Photograph credit: Rhododendrites