White-winged Warbler

Xenoligea montana (Chapman, 1917)

White-winged Warbler, Xenoligea montana, is a passerine of the family Phaenicophilidae that breeds on Hispaniola in North America. It is the only species in its genus and is confined to the island’s montane forests in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Adults show a grey head and neck, a white line from bill to eye, and white arcs around the eye. The wings are very dark with a white patch on the closed wing, and the underparts are washed with grey. It is a year-round resident and forages in vegetation at all forest levels.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Phaenicophilidae — Greater Antillean Tanagers

Breeding range

North America: Hispaniola