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    Mourning Warbler Identification

    Mourning Warbler Adult male
    Adult male

    Chunky warbler with a gray hood, black chest, and yellow underparts. Lacks wingbars and eyerings.

    © David Turgeon | Macaulay LibraryQuebec, June 10, 2016
    Mourning Warbler Adult female/immature male
    Adult female/immature male

    Adult females/immature males are paler overall than adult males and lack the black chest.

    © John King | Macaulay LibraryOntario, July 14, 2017
    Mourning Warbler Adult male
    Adult male

    © Eric S Liner | Macaulay LibraryNew York, June 01, 2009
    Mourning Warbler Immature female
    Immature female

    Immature females have less of a hooded look and show less contrast between the head and the back.

    © Davey Walters | Macaulay LibraryMassachusetts, September 03, 2016
    Mourning Warbler Immature male
    Immature male

    Immature males have a paler gray hood and a partial eyering. Note yellow underparts.

    © Ryan Schain | Macaulay LibraryMassachusetts, August 12, 2013
    Mourning Warbler Adult male
    Adult male

    © Eric S Liner | Macaulay LibraryNew York, June 01, 2009
    Mourning Warbler Adult male
    Adult male

    Hops along the ground and from branch to branch often staying concealed in vegetation.

    © Raymond Ladurantaye | Macaulay LibraryQuebec, May 19, 2017
    Mourning Warbler Adult male
    Adult male

    Breeds in disturbed second-growth forested areas, with moderately closed canopy and thick understory.

    © Tim Lenz | Macaulay LibraryNew York, May 17, 2015
    Mourning Warbler Adult male
    Adult male

    © Timothy Barksdale | Macaulay LibraryMay 01, 1999
    Mourning Warbler Adult male
    Adult male

    © Eric S Liner | Macaulay LibraryNew York, June 01, 2009
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    Adult Description

    • Small songbird.
    • Complete gray hood with broken black patch at base of chest.
    • Yellow belly and vent.
    • Plain olive back and wings.

    Immature Description

    Similar to adult female, but with mixed gray and green plumage in crown, throat usually yellow with gray sides, and a broken white eyering.
    Relative Size

    Relative Sizesparrow or smallersparrow-sized or smaller
    Measurements
    • Both Sexes
      • Length: 3.9-5.9 in (10-15 cm)
      • Weight: 0.4-0.5 oz (11-13 g)
      • Wingspan: 7.1 in (18 cm)

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    New World Warblers(Order: Passeriformes, Family: Parulidae)

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    Louisiana WaterthrushLouisiana Waterthrush
    Northern WaterthrushNorthern Waterthrush
    Golden-winged WarblerGolden-winged Warbler
    Blue-winged WarblerBlue-winged Warbler
    Black-and-white WarblerBlack-and-white Warbler
    Prothonotary WarblerProthonotary Warbler
    Swainson's WarblerSwainson's Warbler
    Tennessee WarblerTennessee Warbler
    Orange-crowned WarblerOrange-crowned Warbler
    Lucy's WarblerLucy's Warbler
    Nashville WarblerNashville Warbler
    Virginia's WarblerVirginia's Warbler
    Connecticut WarblerConnecticut Warbler
    MacGillivray's WarblerMacGillivray's Warbler
    Mourning WarblerMourning Warbler
    Kentucky WarblerKentucky Warbler
    Common YellowthroatCommon Yellowthroat
    Hooded WarblerHooded Warbler
    American RedstartAmerican Redstart
    Kirtland's WarblerKirtland's Warbler
    Cape May WarblerCape May Warbler
    Cerulean WarblerCerulean Warbler
    Northern ParulaNorthern Parula
    Magnolia WarblerMagnolia Warbler
    Bay-breasted WarblerBay-breasted Warbler
    Blackburnian WarblerBlackburnian Warbler
    Yellow WarblerYellow Warbler
    Chestnut-sided WarblerChestnut-sided Warbler
    Blackpoll WarblerBlackpoll Warbler
    Black-throated Blue WarblerBlack-throated Blue Warbler
    Palm WarblerPalm Warbler
    Pine WarblerPine Warbler
    Yellow-rumped WarblerYellow-rumped Warbler
    Yellow-throated WarblerYellow-throated Warbler
    Prairie WarblerPrairie Warbler
    Grace's WarblerGrace's Warbler
    Black-throated Gray WarblerBlack-throated Gray Warbler
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    Hermit WarblerHermit Warbler
    Golden-cheeked WarblerGolden-cheeked Warbler
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