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Kentucky Warbler Identification
Adult male
Medium-sized, long-legged warbler. Entirely yellow below and olive-green above. Males have black sideburns and crown.
© Ryan Schain | Macaulay LibraryMassachusetts, May 11, 2012
Female
Long-legged warbler of the understory. Entirely yellow below and olive-green above. Females also have dark sideburns, but they are often grayer and the cap is often smaller and mottled black or gray.
© Matthew Grube | Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, May 21, 2016
Adult male
Call is a sharp, somewhat metallic chip. Song is a rapid series of two-parted notes, all on the same pitch.
© Gregory Griffith | Macaulay LibraryArkansas, April 01, 1996
Adult male
Medium-sized warbler of the understory. Yellow below with a black crown and sideburns.
© Hank Davis | Macaulay LibraryDelaware, May 16, 2016
Adult male
Males and females are entirely yellow below.
© Don Martin | Macaulay LibraryKentucky, April 29, 2016
Adult Description
- Small songbird.
- Underparts entirely yellow.
- Back olive green.
- Black "sideburns" down side of face and throat.
- Yellow eyestripe wrapping around back of eye to form spectacles.
- No wingbars or tail spots.
Immature Description
Immature like adult, but duller.Relative Size
sparrow-sized or smallerMeasurements
- Both Sexes
- Length: 5.1 in (13 cm)
- Weight: 0.5-0.5 oz (13-14 g)
- Wingspan: 7.9-8.7 in (20-22 cm)
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