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| Bachman's Warbler (Vermivora bachmanii) |
| syn. Helinaia bachmanii (Audubon), Helminthophila bachmanii ((Audubon) Ridgway), Sylvia bachmanii (Audubon) |
| distribution: USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, South Carolina |
| local name: - |
| size: 10 - 12 cm (length) extinction date: last confirmed sight in 1988 |
| This small, colourful bird
bred in the southeast of the USA and was probably depending on the
existence of a special species of bamboo, (Arundinaria gigantea). The wintertime this species spent in the Carribean, obviously especially in Cuba. Some birds, however, also overwintered in Florida. In the year 2002 a bird was filmed in the cuban overwintering grounds, which may possibly have been a female Bachman's Warbler. But the true identity of this bird seems not to have been clarified up to date. |
 left:Bachman's Warbler (Vermivora bachmanii) male, female and juvenile (1,2 & 3); together with Worm-eating Warbler (Helmitheros vermivorum) (4) and Swainson's Warbler (Limnothlypis swainsonii) (5) Depiction from 'Frank M. Chapman: The Warblers of North America. New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1917' http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org |
| References: - J. V. Remsen Jr.: Was Bachman's Warbler a Bamboo Specialist?. Auk, Vol. 103: 216-219. 1986 - Errol Fuller: Extinct Birds. Penguin Books (England) 1987 |