Habitat: This warbler species is present in Panama during winter and will be found in the lowlands and foothills. They will prefer woodland and forest borders and clearings. Distribution: This species is migratory. It breeds in northern North America and migrates south from Costa Rica to Colombia and western Venezuela. Natural History Notes: The Bay-breasted warbler likes to forage high in trees. Its diet consists of insects, berries and nectar. Conservation status according to IUCN 2008 Red list: Least Concern (LC). It is a latitudinal migratory species. Characteristics: The total length of this species varies between 5 inches and 5.5 inches (measured from tip of bill to end of tail). The plumage varies with the breeding season. The nonbreeding plumage consists of an olive brown coloration on the above with black stripes on the crown and the mantle, gray wings with two white wing-bars and a whitish coloration on the parts below with fine gray stripes on the breast. In most of the cases, the male will show a chestnut colored patch on the flanks. The breeding plumage is fairly different and consists of a cap, throat, chest and sides of the body of a dark chestnut coloration. Also, the forehead, as well as the face, are black with beige patches on the sides of the neck.