About the Bay-breasted Warbler
The bay-breasted warbler is a small species of songbird in the New World warbler family, Parulidae. It is one of 35 species in the diverse genus Setophaga. Like all songbirds, or passerines, the species is classified in the order Passeriformes.
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Adult males in breeding plumage are primarily greyish above, with two white wing bars, dark streaks on the back, and a creamy neck patch. The face is black, and the crown, throat, and sides are a dark chestnut colour. Breeding females are similar in overall pattern to the males, but are paler and duller. In the nonbreeding season, both sexes gain olive-green feathers on the back, nape, and head. The rufous on the flanks is limited and may even fade away entirely in nonbreeding females. The two white wing bars are present in all plumages.
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What the Bay-breasted Warbler sounds like
Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Portugal, United Kingdom, Curaçao.
When to see it
Peak activity in May · a passage migrant species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrinaThis bird is a small passerine and is a mid-sized New World warbler.
Prairie WarblerSetophaga discolorThese birds have yellow underparts with dark streaks on the flanks.
Black-throated Grey WarblerSetophaga nigrescensThe black-throated gray warbler has mostly black, gray, and white plumage, which is soft, lacking gloss.
Side by side: Bay-breasted Warbler vs Cape May Warbler · Bay-breasted Warbler vs Prairie Warbler · Bay-breasted Warbler vs Black-throated Grey Warbler
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