Habitat: This warbler species favors montane forests, woodland and forest borders in foothills and highlands. Distribution: This species is migratory. It breeds in eastern North America and migrates south from Costa Rica to Venezuela and Peru. Natural History Notes: The Blackburnian warbler will be usually found alone among other bird species. It is an insectivore and will forage at middle and high tree levels. However, during winter, its diet also consists of berries. Conservation status according to IUCN 2008 Red list: Least Concern (LC). Characteristics: The total length of this species varies between 4.75 inches and 5.25 inches (measured from tip of bill to end of tail). This adult male is easy to recognize. It has a mostly black coloration above with white stripes on the back and a large white patch present on the wing. However, this bird is really characterized by a bright orange coloration on the center of the crown, and which continues and surrounds the black ear-coverts and the throat and chest. The underparts are pale yellow on the breast and white on the lower part of the belly. The female plumage is similar to that of the immature bird, and both have a similar coloration pattern than the male's but in paler colors. In change of the bright orange coloration, the female is more pale yellow.