Bird

Hooded Warbler

Wilsonia citrina

A summer resident that nests in West Virginia. Found in all 55 counties, across 8 habitats.

Here: Summer
Nesting: Nests here
Range: All 55 counties
Habitats: 8

Male Hooded Warbler, whole bird — **Male**. no rights reserved. CC0. iNaturalist photo 339621550. iNaturalist large derivative; no local crop or retouch.

At a glance

Group: Birds
Here: Summer
Nesting: Nests here
Range: All 55 counties
Habitats: 8
Habitat models: Summer

Where it lives

The places its habitat model includes. It is not found everywhere a habitat occurs.

Habitats in West Virginia 8

Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.

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Dry forests and woodlands

Forests and open woodlands on dry ridges and slopes, often oak or pine.

SummerSouthern and Central Appalachian Oak Forest - Xeric; Allegheny-Cumberland Dry Oak Forest and Woodland - Hardwood; Central and Southern Appalachian Montane Oak Forest; Central Appalachian Oak and Pine Forest; Southern Appalachian Montane Pine Forest and Woodland

Floodplain and bottomland forests

Forests on low ground beside rivers and streams that flood from time to time.

SummerCentral Appalachian Floodplain - Forest Modifier; Central Appalachian Riparian - Forest Modifier; South-Central Interior Large Floodplain - Forest Modifier; Central Interior and Appalachian Floodplain Systems; Central Interior and Appalachian Riparian Systems; South-Central Interior Small Stream and Riparian

Forest edges and thickets

Borders of forests, clearings and shrubby thickets.

SummerDisturbed/Successional - Shrub Regeneration

Hemlock forests

Shady, evergreen forests of eastern or Carolina hemlock, often along rocky mountain streams and in gorges.

SummerAppalachian Hemlock-Hardwood Forest

Moderately dry forests

Forests between dry and moist, often oak-hickory on slopes.

SummerSouthern and Central Appalachian Oak Forest

Moist forests

Forests on moist but not wet ground, such as rich slopes and ravines.

SummerSouthern and Central Appalachian Cove Forest; South-Central Interior Mesophytic Forest

Rich cove forests

Sheltered, moist mountain hollows and lower slopes with deep, fertile soil.

SummerSouthern and Central Appalachian Cove Forest

Streams, rivers and their banks

Flowing water and its banks, bars and rocky shoals.

SummerCentral Interior and Appalachian Riparian Systems; South-Central Interior Small Stream and Riparian

Other habitats in its models (63)

Land cover, or classes with no habitat page in West Virginia.

Central and Southern Appalachian Northern Hardwood Forest Summer.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Limestone Forest Summer.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Loess Plain Oak-Hickory Upland - Hardwood Modifier Summer.
Northeastern Interior Dry Oak Forest-Hardwood Modifier Summer.
Northeastern Interior Dry Oak Forest - Mixed Modifier Summer.
Ozark-Ouachita Dry-Mesic Oak Forest Summer.
Southern Interior Low Plateau Dry-Mesic Oak Forest Summer.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Dry Upland Hardwood Forest Summer.
Southern Appalachian Northern Hardwood Forest Summer.
Ouachita Montane Oak Forest Summer.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Loess Bluff Forest Summer.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Loess Bluff Forest Summer.
Southern Coastal Plain Dry Upland Hardwood Forest Summer.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Dry and Dry-Mesic Oak Forest Summer.
Southwest Florida Coastal Strand and Maritime Hammock Summer.
West Gulf Coastal Plain Chenier and Upper Texas Coastal Fringe Forest and Woodland Summer.
East-Central Texas Plains Post Oak Savanna and Woodland Summer.
East-Central Texas Plains Riparian Forest Summer.
East-Central Texas Plains Floodplain Forest Summer.
Ozark-Ouachita Dry Oak Woodland Summer.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Maritime Forest Summer.
Edwards Plateau Dry-Mesic Slope Forest and Woodland Summer.
Southern Piedmont Mesic Forest Summer.
West Gulf Coastal Plain Mesic Hardwood Forest Summer.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Mesic Hardwood Forest Summer.
Ozark-Ouachita Mesic Hardwood Forest Summer.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Mesic Slope Forest Summer.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Central Maritime Forest Summer.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Northern Maritime Forest Summer.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Southern Maritime Forest Summer.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Shortleaf Pine-Oak Forest - Hardwood Modifier Summer.
Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-(Pine) Forest - Hardwood Modifier Summer.
Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-(Pine) Forest - Mixed Modifier Summer.
Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-Heath Forest - Mixed Modifier Summer.
Ozark-Ouachita Shortleaf Pine-Oak Forest and Woodland Summer.
Southern Ridge and Valley Dry Calcareous Forest Summer.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Mesic Hardwood and Mixed Forest Summer.
Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp - Okefenokee Taxodium Modifier Summer.
Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp - Okefenokee Bay/Gum Modifier Summer.
Southern Coastal Plain Seepage Swamp and Baygall Summer.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Streamhead Seepage Swamp - Pocosin - and Baygall Summer.
Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp Summer.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Nonriverine Swamp and Wet Hardwood Forest - Taxodium/Nyssa Modifier Summer.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Nonriverine Swamp and Wet Hardwood Forest - Oak Dominated Modifier Summer.
Southern and Central Appalachian Bog and Fen Summer.
Lower Mississippi River Bottomland Depressions - Forest Modifier Summer.
Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Cypress Dome Summer.
Southern Piedmont/Ridge and Valley Upland Depression Swamp Summer.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Blackwater Stream Floodplain Forest - Forest Modifier Summer.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Large River Floodplain Forest - Forest Modifier Summer.
Southern Piedmont Large Floodplain Forest - Forest Modifier Summer.
Mississippi River Riparian Forest Summer.
Mississippi River Low Floodplain (Bottomland) Forest Summer.
Southern Piedmont Small Floodplain and Riparian Forest Summer.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Small Brownwater River Floodplain Forest Summer.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Small Blackwater River Floodplain Forest Summer.
Red River Large Floodplain Forest Summer.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Brownwater Stream Floodplain Forest Summer.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Small Stream and River Floodplain Forest Summer.
Southern Coastal Plain Blackwater River Floodplain Forest Summer.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Loblolly-Hardwood Flatwoods Summer.
Lower Mississippi River Flatwoods Summer.
West Gulf Coastal Plain Nonriverine Wet Hardwood Flatwoods Summer.