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Lucy's warbler (''Oreothlypis luciae'') is a small New World warbler found in North America. This species ranges includes southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. It is one of only two warblers to nest in cavities. ==Description== Lucy's warbler is the smallest species of New World warbler. It measures from in length and can weigh from , thus being slightly smaller even than the warblers formerly found in the ''Parula'' genus. Among standard measurements, the wing chord is , the tail is , the bill is and the tarsus is .〔''New World Warblers (Helm Field Guides)'' by Jon Curson. Christopher Helm Publishers (1993). 978-0713639322.〕 It is rather nondescript compared to other wood-warblers, being perhaps the palest species in its family. Its head and upperparts are pale gray, while underparts are whitish. It has a white eyering and a small, pointed bill. Both sexes have a rufous rump, a diagnostic field mark. Adult males also have a small rusty patch on their crown. Juveniles are paler, with a tawny rump and buffy wingbars. Lucy's warbler is closely related to Virginia's warbler, Nashville warbler and Colima warbler. The common name and binomial of this species commemorate Lucy Hunter Baird, daughter of ornithologist Spencer Fullerton Baird. Lucy's warblers inhabit riparian mesquite and brushy country of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. It can nest in the driest vegetated stretches of the Sonora Desert and nest in possibly the driest habitats of any New World warbler.〔()〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lucy's warbler」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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