By Akash
Michigan is a state located in the Great Lakes of the United States. Also Michigan is a kingdom for many different bird species.
The Kirtland's Warbler is a bird species that is only found in Michigan, specifically in the northern Lower Peninsula and the Upper Peninsula.
It is listed as an endangered species and has a limited breeding range, with the majority of its population nesting in young jack pine forests.
This bird is only found in young jack pine forests, which are between five to twenty years old in northern Michigan.
Kirtland's Warbler is smaller than an Eastern Bluebird. Males have gray with black streaks on the upper parts of their body and lemon-yellow lower parts.
Their head is completely black with a black beak. Females are more brownish on the upper parts.
They can grow up to 5.5 inches in length and weigh between 12 to 16 grams with a wingspan of 22 cm.
The Kirtland's Warbler is one of the rarest bird species found in North America, with a population of fewer than 5,000 individuals.