Bachman's Warbler Vermivora bachmanii Scientific name definitions

Paul B. Hamel
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated August 19, 2011

Figures from this Account

Distribution of the Bachman's Warbler
Figure 5. Annual cycle of Bachman's Warbler.

Annual cycle of breeding, migration, and molt of Bachman’s Warbler. Thick lines show peak activity, thin lines off-peak.

Figure 1. Probable historical distribution of Bachman's Warbler.

Probable historical distribution of Bachman’s Warbler, at its maximum extent (late 1800s). Text discusses range contraction since then.

Fig. 3. Height of foraging and other behaviors of Bachman's Warbler.

Behavior-height profile for Bachman’s Warbler, showing that breeding birds generally foraged near the ground. Individuals observed by Stewart (Barnes 1954) and Chamberlain (1958).

Figure 4. Song, South Carolina.

Song of Bachman’s Warbler, recorded in South Carolina, June 1959. Sonogram prepared by staff of the Borror Laboratory of Bioacoustics, Ohio State University, BLB recording #C237.

Recommended Citation

Hamel, P. B. (2020). Bachman's Warbler (Vermivora bachmanii), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (A. F. Poole, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.bacwar.01
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