Hooded Warbler

Hooded Warbler, male

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Hooded Warbler, female

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4. Other Names
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A striking small bird of eastern hardwood forests, the Hooded Warbler prefers forests with some shrub understory.

Description

• Small songbird.
• Underparts entirely yellow.
• Back olive green.
• Face yellow.
• Male with black hood and bib.
• Large white spots in tail.

• Size: 13 cm (5 in)
• Weight: 9-12 g (0.32-0.42 ounces)

Sex Differences

Male with extensive black hood and bib, female without hood or bib, or with limited black.

Sound

Song a loud, clear whistled "ta-wit ta-wit ta-wit tee-yo."

Conservation Status

Common and increasing in some areas.

Other Names

Paruline à acpuchon (French)
Reinita encapuchada (Spanish)

Cool Facts

• The Hooded Warbler is strongly territorial on its wintering grounds. Males and females use different habitats: males in mature forest, and females in scrubbier forest and seasonally flooded areas. If a male is removed, a female in adjacent scrub will not move into the male's territory.

Sources used to construct this page:

Evans Ogden, L. J., and B. J. Stutchbury. 1994. Hooded Warbler (Wilsonia citrina). In The Birds of North America, No. 110 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, and The American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C.