Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Adult male (Myrtle)
- Gray upperparts with dark streaking
- Black and yellow patch on sides of breast
- Black mask with thin white eyebrow and eye crescent
- Bright yellow crown and rump
- © soderlis, WI
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Adult male (Audubon's)
- Yellow throat, crown, rump, and side patches
- Dark face, white eye crescents, no white eyebrow
- © Jeff Larsen, WA, Lost Lake, May 2004
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Adult female (Audubon's)
- Yellow throat
- Gray or brown above
- Yellow rump and side patches
- White wing bars connected
- © Joan Gellatly, AZ, Tucson, December 2008
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Adult male (Myrtle)
- Bright yellow rump and side patches
- White tail spots on dark tail
- © soderlis, WI
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Adult male (Myrtle)
- White throat and belly
- Black and yellow patch on sides of breast
- Yellow crown patch
- Black mask with thin white eyebrow and eye crescent
- © Laura Erickson, MN, Duluth, May 2006
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Adult female (Myrtle)
- Brown or gray above with dark streaking
- White throat
- © Lew Scharpf, AL, February 2009
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Immature (Myrtle)
- Pale brownish gray above, whitish below
- Indistinct black streaking on breast
- Yellow patch on sides of breast and rump
- White wing bars
- © Debbie McKenzie, September 2008
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Adult female (Myrtle)
- White throat and underparts
- Black streaking on sides of breast and flanks
- White tail spots visible from below
- White tail spots visible from below
- © Debbie McKenzie, September 2008
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Adult female (Myrtle)
- Bright yellow rump and side patches
- Brownish head and back with black streaking
- White wing bars
- White throat
- © The Nature Nook, NH, October 2008
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Immature (Myrtle)
- Pale brown overall
- Thin black streaking on breast
- Pale eyebrow, white eye crescents
- White undertail, yellow rump
- © kcolganazar, PA, October 2008
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Adult male (Audubon's)
- Yellow throat, crown, and side patches
- Black sides of breast
- Thick black streaking on flanks
- © Jeff Larsen, WA, Belfair, April 2008
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Adult female (Audubon's)
- Yellow throat and side patches
- White eye crescents, no pale eyebrow
- Black streaking on sides of breast and flanks
- © Jon Rowley, CA, Central Valley, February 2008
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Adult female (Audubon's)
- Yellow throat, side patches, and rump
- Black streaking on sides of breast and flanks
- White tail spots on dark tail
- © Eric Rosenberg, CA, San Jose, February 2008
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Immature (Audubon's)
- Dull brown overall
- Yellowish throat
- White eye crescents, no pale eyebrow
- © Len Blumin, CA, Miller, January 2008
Similar Species
Adult male
- Similar to adult male Yellow-rumped Warbler
- All-yellow throat and breast with black necklace
- White eyestripe and crescent under eye
- © Gerry Dewaghe, June 2006
Adult male
- Similar to adult male Yellow-rumped Warbler
- Large white wing patch
- Yellow throat and breast with black necklace
- White eyestripe and crescent below eye
- © Gerry Dewaghe, Quebec, Canada, June 2005
Adult
- Occurs in eastern U.S. only
- Bright yellow throat and upper breast
- White sides without yellow patch of Yellow-rumped
- Broad white eyebrow and neck spot
- Black mask extending down sides of chest
- © Larry Meade, Prince William Co., VA, April 2005
Adult male
- Could be confused in a quick view
- More boldly striped than Yellow-rumped Warbler
- Bold white eyebrow
- No yellow: even fall Yellow-rumped Warblers have at least a yellow rump
- Creeps on main limbs like a nuthatch
- © Gerry Dewaghe, MD, April 2007