Bahama warbler

The Bahama warbler is an endangered species of bird in the family Parulidae that is endemic to The Bahamas.

Taxonomy

The taxon was formerly lumped with the yellow-throated warbler, until the Bahama warbler was elevated to full species in 2011, on the distinctions of that the Bahama warbler is restricted to pinewoods, possesses a longer bill, and has small variations in plumage, most obviously in having the yellow of the throat extending down the entire underparts to the legs, versus white on the lower breast and belly in yellow-throated warbler.

Distribution and habitat

It is endemic to Bahamian pineyards on Grand Bahama, Little Abaco and Great Abaco islands.

Behavior

The Bahama warbler forages amidst pine needles in the higher branches of pine forests, occasionally descending to forage in the shrubs of the understory. It also uses its long bill to probe under the bark of tree trunks in search of insects. No other warblers in the region feed along trunks as extensively as the Bahama warbler.