male, as told by black throat (Texas, USA; 2006-04-08)
Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
Native Range:
North America
Notes:
a very distinctive warbler plumage-wise and behaviorally; both sexes show black-and-white-striped plumage; feeds by spiraling almost nuthatch-like around tree trunks and major tree limbs, both in broadleaf and mixed forests.
female holding an earwig insect (Michigan, USA; 2007-08-08)
female, as told by white throat (California, USA; 2009-01-04)
dorsal view; black-and-white crown and back (California, USA; 2009-01-04)
female; black-and-white striped all over (California, USA; 2009-01-04)
spirals nuthatch-like on tree limbs (California, USA; 2006-10-08)