Common Yellowthroat
Common Yellowthroat
Adult male
- Small, stocky warbler
- Male shows distinctive black "bandit" mask
- Bright, lemon-yellow throat and bresat
- Olive-green wings and tail
- © Ian Davies, MA, Barnstable, June 2010
Common Yellowthroat
Female
- Small and compact
- Mostly dull olive-gray overall
- Yellow throat
- Short bill
- © Bill Thompson, MA, Hawley, September 2011
Common Yellowthroat
Adult male
- Small, compact warbler
- Male shows obvious black mask and bright yellow throat
- Dull olive wings and tail
- Very short neck and small bill
- © Joel DeYoung, MI, Holland , May 2012
Common Yellowthroat
Female
- Small, short-necked, compact warbler
- Dull olive/grey overall with contrasting yellow throat
- Short bill
- Rounded tail
- © Bill Thompson, MA, Amherst, June 2012
Common Yellowthroat
Adult Male
- Small and stocky
- Often inquisitive and bold
- Distinctive black mask with bright yellow throat
- Olive-green upperparts
- © J.M. Kosciw, CT, Tolland County, May 2009
Common Yellowthroat
Immature male
- Similar to female, but with black mask starting to develop
- Bright, lemon-yellow-throat
- Short, rounded wings
- Olive-green wings and tail
- © Bill Thompson, MA, Quabbin, August 2012
Similar Species
Nonbreeding male
- Larger and longer-bodied than Common Yellowthroat
- Long bill and legs
- Yellow on breast and under-tail, but not obvious on throat
- Usually shows white eye-ring
- © Stuart Oikawa, MB, September 2011
Nonbreeding adult
- Bill longer and more sharply-pointed than Common Yellowthroat
- White eye ring
- Slaty gray head
- © Bill Thompson, South Athol, MA, October 2011
Nonbreeding male
- Longer wings and tail
- Conical bill
- Contrasting pattern on wings
- © Ed Schneider, Whites Creek, TN, November 2008