Yellow-throated Warbler Similar Species Comparison

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Yellow-throated Warbler

  • Yellow-throated Warbler Adult
    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, 2020
  • Yellow-throated Warbler Adult
    Adult

    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, 2017
  • Adult

    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, 1997
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  • Yellow-throated Warbler Adult
    Adult

    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, 2017
  • Yellow-throated Warbler Adult
    Adult

    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, 2016
  • Adult

    Occasionally visits feeders.

    © Benjamin Clock | Macaulay LibraryTexas, April 23, 2008
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  • Yellow-throated Warbler Habitat
    Habitat

    Breeds in pine forests, sycamore and bald cypress swamps, and riparian woodlands. Often forages high in the canopy.

    © Charles Shields | Macaulay LibraryIllinois, April 20, 2017
  • Adult

    Hops on top of branches foraging in crevices and pine needles for insects.

    © Timothy Barksdale | Macaulay LibraryMissouri, April 01, 1999
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  • Adult

    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, 2008
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    New World Warblers(Order: Passeriformes, Family: Parulidae)

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