Plumbeous Warbler

The plumbeous warbler (Setophaga plumbea) is a species of passerine bird belonging to the family Parulidae, the New World warblers. This species is found only in Dominica and Guadeloupe in the Lesser Antilles. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. == Taxonomy == The plumbeous warbler was first formally described as Dendroica plumbea in 1877 by George Newbold Lawrence with its type locality given as Dominica. This species is now classified within the genus Setophaga which belongs to the family Parulidae, the wood warblers or New World warblers. The plumbeous warbler forms a superspecies with the Elfin woods warbler (S. angelae) of Puerto Rico and the arrowhead warbler (S. pharetra) of Jamiaca. == Etymology == The plumbeous warbler is classified in the genus Setophaga; this name means "moth eater" in Greek. The specific name, plumbea, is Latin and means "lead coloured", a reference to the dull grey, lead-like colour of this bird. == Description == The plumbeous warbler is a small bird with a length of 12 cm (4.7 in). The adults have uniformly grey upperparts with a white supercilium and two white wingbars. The underparts are paler grey with a…