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Black-cheeked warbler This bird is 13-13.5 cm long. It has a rufous crown, long white supercilia and black cheeks. The upperparts are dull olive, the breast is olive-grey, and the belly is yellow-white. The sexes are similar, but the young bird is browner on the upperparts, has a dull supercilium, a greyer breast, and shows two cinnamon wingbars.<br />
Habitat:<br />
Forested area. Paraiso Quetzal. San Gerardo de Dota/Cerro de la Muerte.          Basileuterus melanogenys,Black-cheeked warbler,Costa Rica,Geotagged,Spring Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Black-cheeked warbler

This bird is 13-13.5 cm long. It has a rufous crown, long white supercilia and black cheeks. The upperparts are dull olive, the breast is olive-grey, and the belly is yellow-white. The sexes are similar, but the young bird is browner on the upperparts, has a dull supercilium, a greyer breast, and shows two cinnamon wingbars.
Habitat:
Forested area. Paraiso Quetzal. San Gerardo de Dota/Cerro de la Muerte.

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The black-cheeked warbler is a New World warbler which is a resident breeding bird endemic to the mountains of central and southern Costa Rica and western Panama.

Similar species: Perching Birds
Species identified by Patomarazul
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By Patomarazul

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Uploaded Aug 7, 2016. Captured Apr 18, 2014 21:58 in Calle San Gerardo, Cartago, Dota, Costa Rica.
  • SP-820UZ
  • f/5.7
  • 10/1000s
  • ISO800
  • 144mm