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Worm-eating Warbler Identification

Worm-eating Warbler Adult
Adult

Small rather drab warbler with black-and-buffy head stripes on its flat head.

© Evan Lipton | Macaulay LibraryRhode Island, June 09, 2016
Worm-eating Warbler Adult
Adult

Brownish warbler with black-and-buffy head stripes. Its tail is shorter than most warblers and is square tipped.

© Edward Plumer | Macaulay LibraryTexas, April 09, 2016
Worm-eating Warbler Adult
Adult

© Gregory Griffith | Macaulay LibraryArkansas, April 01, 1996
Worm-eating Warbler Adult
Adult

Small warbler with a flat, black-and-buffy striped head. Brownish olive overall with pale legs.

© J B | Macaulay LibraryOntario, May 12, 2016
Worm-eating Warbler Adult
Adult

Spends much of its time in the low understory. The bill is pale and long.

© Ian Davies | Macaulay LibraryMassachusetts, May 12, 2012
Worm-eating Warbler Adult female
Adult female

© Timothy Barksdale | Macaulay LibraryDelaware, May 01, 1998
Worm-eating Warbler Adult
Adult

Breeds in thickly vegetated steep slopes. From a distance note the flat head and long bill.

© Brian Davis | Macaulay LibraryKentucky, May 22, 2015
Worm-eating Warbler Adult
Adult

Breeds in deciduous and mixed forests with a dense understory and steep hillsides.

© Griffin Richards | Macaulay LibraryConnecticut, May 17, 2016
Worm-eating Warbler Adult
Adult

© Timothy Barksdale | Macaulay LibraryTexas, April 01, 1997
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Adult Description

  • Small songbird.
  • Head and underparts buffy.
  • Black crown stripes and stripe through eye.

Immature Description

Immature like adult.
Relative Size

Relative Sizesparrow or smallersparrow-sized or smaller
Measurements
  • Both Sexes
    • Length: 4.3-5.1 in (11-13 cm)
    • Weight: 0.4-0.5 oz (12-14 g)

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

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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
Townsend's WarblerTownsend's Warbler
Hermit WarblerHermit Warbler
Golden-cheeked WarblerGolden-cheeked Warbler
Canada WarblerCanada Warbler
Wilson's WarblerWilson's Warbler
Red-faced WarblerRed-faced Warbler
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