MNIOTILTIDAE 

 WARBLERS 



The Warblers are small, active, insect-eating birds. Their songs are 

 generally sharp and wiry, lacking form and rhythm. The species 

 that live in the trees do not sing as well as those that live on or 

 near the ground. They are more brilliantly colored and generally 

 have dark legs and bills. They feed among the thick foliage, 

 often near the tree tops. The females are 

 much duller colored, frequently lacking 

 the bright conspicuous marks of the male, 

 and so are puzzling birds to identify. The 

 species that live near the ground have 

 white or pink legs and bills. 



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