Yellow-throated Warbler

Yellow-throated Warbler, adult; Texas, May

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1. Description
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3. Conservation Status
4. Other Names
5. Cool Facts
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One of the "southeastern" warblers, the Yellow-throated Warbler is a bird of tall trees. It nests and forages high in the canopy of swamp and pine forests.

Description

• Small songbird.
• Yellow throat and chest.
• Gray back.
• Black face connecting to stripes down sides.
• White eyestripe.
• White earpatch.
• Two white wingbars.

• Size: 13-14 cm (5-6 in)
• Wingspan: 21 cm (8 in)
• Weight: 9-11 g (0.32-0.39 ounces)

Sex Differences

Sexes similar, but female duller.

Sound

Song a series of clear, slurred notes dropping slightly in pitch. Call a loud, sharp "chip."

Conservation Status

Populations appear stable; appears to be expanding breeding range northward.

Other Names

Paruline gorge jaune (French)
Reinita gorgiamarilla, Verdín de garganta amarilla (Spanish)

Cool Facts

• The breeding range of the Yellow-throated Warbler is more southerly, its wintering range more northerly, and it has a more extensive resident population in the southern United States than most other warblers.

Sources used to construct this page:

Hall, G. A. 1996. Yellow-throated Warbler (Dendroica dominica). In The Birds of North America, No. 223 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, and The American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C.