Fan-tailed Warbler
Basileuterus lachrymosus
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyParulidae
HabitatShady canyons, ravines, and thickets
SeasonAccidental vagrant to Texas from Mexico
LocationUTRGV campus, Brownsville, Texas, Cameron County, Texas
Size6 in
DietInsects, often taken near ant swarms
ConservationLeast Concern
CameraNikon Z9Lens400mmAperturef/6.3Shutter1/500ISO10000
This Fan-tailed Warbler posed just long enough at UTRGV campus.
About the Fan-tailed Warbler
A big, elegant Mexican warbler with a yellow-orange wash across the breast, gray upperparts, and white tail corners on a tail it fans and swings constantly. One of the rarest warblers ever to cross the border.
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