Hooded Warbler

Wilsonia citrina

In Canada, the hooded warbler's breeding range is restricted to the Carolinian Forest region of southwestern Ontario. The species probably occurred widely in this area before European settlement and subsequent forest clearing. Today the Canadian population is small and fragmented, consisting of 80 to 176 pairs. The hooded warbler is protected under the federal Migratory Birds Convention Act and a recovery effort is being implemented to help the threatened species.