Cuban warblers | Teretistridae

Cubaanse zangers | Chillinas

This family is endemic to Cuba and consists of two species of the genus Teretistris, which were long placed with the New World warblers but are now regarded as a separate Caribbean family. The Yellow-headed Warbler occurs in western and central Cuba and on the Isla de la Juventud; it is grey above and pale grey below, with a yellow head and throat. The Oriente Warbler replaces it in the east of the island; it is also grey above, but has a yellow throat and underparts and a pale ring around the eye. Both have a fairly long, thin, slightly curved bill. They live in forest and scrub of various types, from dry coastal forest to montane forest, and are locally common. In small groups they actively search leaves, branches and vines for insects and other small invertebrates, and they often form the core of mixed flocks of songbirds. Their shrill, repeated calls usually give away such a group from a distance.