Kentucky Warbler Similar Species Comparison
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Hooded Warbler
Adult male
Male Hooded Warblers have a black crown and throat unlike Kentucky Warblers.
© Evan Lipton | Macaulay LibraryMassachusetts, April 25, 2014Similar Species
Hooded Warbler
Female/immature
Female/immature Hooded Warblers have a cleaner yellow face than Kentucky Warblers.
© Jay McGowan | Macaulay LibraryNew York, September 17, 2011Similar Species
Canada Warbler
Adult male
Canada Warblers have a black necklace and eyering that Kentucky Warblers lack.
© David Turgeon | Macaulay LibraryQuebec, June 10, 2016Similar Species
Canada Warbler
Adult female/immature male
Female and immature Canada Warblers have a distinctive eyering and a gray (not olive-green) back.
© Bob Edelen | Macaulay LibraryDelaware, September 23, 2016Similar Species
Common Yellowthroat
Adult male
Common Yellowthroats have a large black mask and whitish bellies, unlike Kentucky Warbler's smaller black mask and entirely yellow belly.
© Ryan Schain | Macaulay LibraryMassachusetts, June 08, 2013Similar Species
Common Yellowthroat
Female
Female yellowthroats have yellow only on the throat and undertail coverts, while female Kentucky Warblers have entirely yellow bellies.
© Davey Walters | Macaulay LibraryMassachusetts, August 18, 2016Main Species
Kentucky Warbler
Adult male
Medium-sized, long-legged warbler. Entirely yellow below and olive-green above. Males have black sideburns and crown.
© Brad Imhoff | Macaulay LibraryOhio, May 01, 2020Female
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.
© Pam Linge | Macaulay LibraryIllinois, May 11, 2020Adult 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, 1996Not all videos have sound
Female/immature
Medium-sized warbler of the understory. Yellow below with a black crown and sideburns.
© fernando Burgalin Sequeria | Macaulay LibraryHeredia, October 19, 2019Adult male
Males and females are entirely yellow below.
© Brad Imhoff | Macaulay LibraryOhio, May 01, 2020Adult male
Typically stays close to the ground in fairly dense forest understory.
© Timothy Barksdale | Macaulay LibraryMissouri, May 01, 1995Not all videos have sound
Female/immature
Breeds in bottomland hardwood forests and forests near streams with dense understory. From a distance, note yellow underparts, long legs, and black sideburns.
© Denny Swaby | Macaulay LibraryWest Bay, August 24, 2019Rotate Your Device to Better Compare
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New World Warblers(Order: Passeriformes, Family: Parulidae)
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