Yellow-throated Warbler Similar Species Comparison
Main SpeciesYellow-throated Warbler
Adult
Large warbler with a long body and bill. Adults have a bright yellow throat, a black face mask, and a white eyebrow.
© Ryan Sanderson / Macaulay LibraryIndiana, April 16, 2020Adult
Forages by creeping along tree branches, probing into cracks, crevices, and bundles of pine needles. Note yellow throat, black mask, and white eyebrow.
© Meg Rousher / Macaulay LibraryFlorida, January 03, 2017Adult
Typically forages high in the canopy where it hops along branches, but sometimes forages on the ground during migration.
© Timothy Barksdale / Macaulay LibraryTexas, April 27, 1997Adult
Adults have a bright yellow throat, a black face mask, a white eyebrow, and white underparts bordered by black streaking.
© Brian Lowry / Macaulay LibraryIndiana, April 24, 2017Adult
Large warbler with a long body and bill. Adults have a bright yellow throat, a black face mask, and a white eyebrow.
© Kenneth Schneider / Macaulay LibraryIllinois, May 06, 2016Adult
Occasionally visits feeders.
© Benjamin Clock / Macaulay LibraryTexas, April 23, 2008Habitat
Breeds in pine forests, sycamore and bald cypress swamps, and riparian woodlands. Often forages high in the canopy.
© Charlie Shields / Macaulay LibraryIllinois, April 20, 2017Adult
Hops on top of branches foraging in crevices and pine needles for insects.
© Timothy Barksdale / Macaulay LibraryMissouri, April 01, 1999Adult
Males sing a clear series of notes that descend slightly in pitch most often from high perches in the canopy.
© Larry Arbanas / Macaulay LibraryTexas, April 23, 2008Similar SpeciesBlackburnian Warbler
Female/immature
Female and immature Blackburnian Warblers have a yellowish (not white) eyebrow and a streakier, browner back than Yellow-throated Warblers.
© Luke Seitz / Macaulay LibraryMaine, November 25, 2015Similar SpeciesBlackburnian Warbler
Adult male
Males have a bright orange (not yellow) throat and a streakier and darker back than Yellow-throated Warblers.
© Ryan Schain / Macaulay LibraryVermont, May 23, 2017Similar SpeciesPine Warbler
Adult male
Pine Warblers have a yellow-green (not gray) back and do not have streaked flanks like Yellow-throated Warblers.
© Ryan Schain / Macaulay LibraryMassachusetts, April 30, 2017Similar SpeciesMagnolia Warbler
Female/immature
Female/immature Magnolia Warblers lack the Yellow-throated Warbler's black mask.
© Ian Davies / Macaulay LibraryNew York, September 27, 2015Similar SpeciesMagnolia Warbler
Adult male
Adult male Magnolia Warblers have a black necklace that Yellow-throated Warblers lack.
© David Turgeon / Macaulay LibraryQuebec, May 23, 2017Search species and articles
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