Black-cheeked Warbler

Basileuterus melanogenys

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Aves · Passeriformes · Parulidae

The black-cheeked warbler is a New World warbler, resident breeding bird endemic to the Talamancan montane forests of Costa Rica and western Panama.

Fun Fact

The breeding pair builds a bulky domed nest with a side entrance on a sloping bank or in a gully, and the female lays two white eggs.

Habitat

Found in oak forests with a dense bamboo understory from 2500 m altitude to the timberline, but occasionally occurs as low as 1600 m.

Diet

Feeds on insects, spiders and other small invertebrates, taken low in the undergrowth.

Lifespan

To be updated