Canada Warbler Similar Species Comparison

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Canada Warbler

  • Canada Warbler Adult male
    Adult male

    Medium-sized warbler with a long tail, bold eyering, and black necklace on a yellow breast.

    © Tony Dvorak | Macaulay LibraryOhio, May 13, 2018
  • Canada Warbler Adult female/immature
    Adult female/immature

    Adult females/immature males are dull gray above and yellow below with a faint necklace and a small amount of black on the face.

    © Anna Hodgkins | Macaulay LibraryMaine, May 26, 2019
  • Adult male

    Song is fast-paced, starting with a chip and followed by sweet but hurried warbling phrases.

    © Gregory Griffith | Macaulay LibraryMichigan, June 01, 1994
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  • Canada Warbler Immature female
    Immature female

    Immature females are dull gray with a white eyering and a very faint necklace. Note lack of black in the face.

    © Don Blecha | Macaulay LibraryIllinois, August 21, 2016
  • Canada Warbler Adult male
    Adult male

    Adult males have a yellow throat and belly separated by a distinctive black necklace. Often appears as if wearing yellow goggles.

    © Bryan Calk | Macaulay LibraryIllinois, May 24, 2019
  • Adult female/immature male

    Quickly hops between branches picking insects from the vegetation in a flurry of activity.

    © Timothy Barksdale | Macaulay LibraryOhio, May 01, 1999
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  • Canada Warbler Adult male
    Adult male

    Adult males have a yellow throat and belly separated by a distinctive black necklace. Note white undertail coverts and darker tail.

    © Jay McGowan | Macaulay LibraryNew York, May 21, 2016
  • Canada Warbler Habitat
    Habitat

    Breeds in mixed evergreen-deciduous forests with a well-developed understory.

    © Andrew Stadnyk | Macaulay LibraryNova Scotia, June 25, 2017
  • Adult male

    Hops through vegetation picking insects off twigs and leaves.

    © Timothy Barksdale | Macaulay LibraryOhio, May 01, 1999
    Not all videos have sound
  • Adult male

    Bathes in shallow puddles, dipping its head down and shaking the water through its feathers.

    © Larry Arbanas | Macaulay LibraryTexas, April 27, 2007
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