s ▁fe ather ▁tips ▁as ▁the ▁adult , ▁with ▁the ▁overall ▁tail ▁fe ather ▁color ▁being ▁black . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁dark ▁green ish ▁brown ▁color ▁on ▁the ▁top , ▁and ▁l ighter ▁color ▁on ▁the ▁bottom . ▁In ▁place ▁of ▁the ▁white ▁marks ▁in ▁an ▁adult , ▁a ▁light ▁re dd ish - b rown ▁is ▁present . ▁The ▁qu ills ▁are ▁brown . ▁ ▁The ▁wh ist ling ▁war b ler ' s ▁song ▁has ▁a ▁rapid ▁rh ythm , ▁with ▁an ▁increasing ▁intensity ▁that ▁is ▁compar able ▁to ▁the ▁Tro gl ody tes ▁r uf esc en , ▁with ▁less ▁variation . ▁The ▁call ▁is ▁compared ▁to ▁a ▁we aker ▁o live - back ed ▁thr ush ▁song . ▁In ▁And r le ▁and ▁And r le ' s ▁study ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁they ▁found ▁that ▁the ▁average ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁common ▁songs ▁were ▁about ▁ 4 ▁to ▁ 6 ▁second . ▁They ▁also ▁found ▁that ▁the ▁Wh ist ling ▁War b ler ' s ▁songs ▁could ▁be ▁heard ▁from ▁morning ▁to ▁late ▁afternoon , ▁unless ▁it ▁was ▁heavily ▁ra ining . ▁ ▁Distribution ▁and ▁habitat ▁ ▁Wh ist ling ▁war bl ers ▁inhab it ▁the ▁hills ▁and ▁mountains ▁of ▁St . ▁Vincent ▁island , ▁including ▁Richmond ▁Pe ak , ▁and ▁Grand ▁Bon homme . ▁St . ▁Vincent ▁is ▁ 1 8 ▁miles ▁in ▁length ▁and ▁is ▁located ▁ 1 3 ▁degrees ▁ 1 0 ’ ▁north ▁latitude , ▁and ▁ 6 0 ▁degrees ▁ 5