Worm-eating Warbler Similar Species Comparison
Main SpeciesWorm-eating Warbler
Adult
Small rather drab warbler with black-and-buffy head stripes on its flat head.
© Graham Gerdeman / Macaulay LibraryTennessee, April 19, 2018Adult
Small rather drab warbler with black-and-buffy head stripes on its flat head.
© Evan Lipton / Macaulay LibraryRhode Island, June 09, 2016Adult
Brownish warbler with black-and-buffy head stripes. Its tail is shorter than most warblers and is square tipped.
© Bryan Calk / Macaulay LibraryTexas, April 12, 2017Adult
Small warbler with a flat, black-and-buffy striped head. Brownish olive overall with pale legs.
© Jeremiah Trimble / Macaulay LibraryMassachusetts, May 08, 2019Adult
Spends much of its time in the low understory. The bill is pale and long.
© Jeremiah Trimble / Macaulay LibraryMassachusetts, May 08, 2019Adult
Breeds in thickly vegetated steep slopes. From a distance note the flat head and long bill.
© Ethan Monk / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, October 28, 2019Adult
Breeds in deciduous and mixed forests with a dense understory and steep hillsides.
© Griffin Richards / Macaulay LibraryConnecticut, May 17, 2016Similar SpeciesSwainson's Warbler
Adult
Swainson's Warblers have a cinnamon crown while Worm-eating Warblers have a black-and-buff striped head.
© Ian Davies / Macaulay LibraryTexas, November 08, 2015Similar SpeciesSwainson's Warbler
Adult
Swainson's Warblers have a cinnamon (not black-and-buff striped) crown. They are browner overall than Worm-eating Warblers, which are more olive and buff overall.
© Ian Davies / Macaulay LibraryCampeche, January 01, 2013
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