Yellow Warbler Photo Gallery

Adult male (Northern)

Small, round-headed warbler with a beady black eye and stout bill. Adult males are bright yellow overall with a yellow-green back and chestnut streaks on the breast.

Adult female (Northern)

Small, round-headed warbler with a beady black eye and stout bill. Females are yellow overall with a yellow-green back and mostly unstreaked yellow underparts.

Adult male (Northern)

Hops between branches to forage for insects on leaf surfaces: typical warbler behavior.

Adult male (Mangrove)

Yellow (Mangrove) Warblers along the coast of Mexico, Central America, and northern South America have chestnut heads and chestnut streaking on the breast.

Female/immature (Mangrove)

Female/immature (Northern)

Commonly occupies riparian thickets or young forests during migration and in the breeding season.

Adult male (Golden)

Most Yellow (Golden) Warblers have a chestnut-capped and are residents in mangroves in the West Indies.

Immature (Northern)

Immatures are paler yellow overall, although some can be almost entirely grayish.

Adult female (Northern) at nest

Builds a deep cup nest constructed with grasses, strips of bark, and spider webs.

Immature (Northern)

Immatures vary from pale yellow to brownish to grayish. Note large beady black eye and stout bill.

Adult male (Northern)

Small, round-headed warbler with a beady black eye and stout bill. Adult males are bright yellow overall with a yellow-green back and chestnut streaks on the breast.