Black-crested Warbler

Myiothlypis nigrocristata

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernInvertebratesForestDomed nestTiny · 14 g

What the Black-crested Warbler sounds like

Sonogram of the Black-crested Warbler: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Napo: Cord. de los Guacamayos (2035-2150 m), Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Black-crested Warbler: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Napo: above Oyacachi, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Black-crested Warbler: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Loja: Cerro Acanamá, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

ID tip

The black-crested warbler is about 13.5 cm (5.3 in) long and weighs about 11 to 20 g (0.39 to 0.71 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a narrow black crown stripe, a wide yellow supercilium, a black stripe through the eye, a yellow crescent under the eye, and olive-green cheeks and ear coverts. Their nape, upperparts, wings, and tail are olive-green. Their throat and underparts are yellow. They have a dark iris, a blackish bill, and orange-yellow legs and feet. Juveniles have a dusky olive-gray head and upperparts and pale buffy-olive underparts. Their bill is paler than adults'. Voice: One description of the black-crested warbler's song is "a few sharp, sputtering notes accelerating gradually into fast, rattling that rises, tsuk, . tsuk, tsweettweet-tueet-ueet'eet'et 'et'et't't't" and is sometimes repeated many times with short pauses between. Its call is "a loud chit".

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When to see the Black-crested Warbler

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Black-crested Warbler

Regular range

The map shades 4 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Black-crested Warbler

The black-crested warbler is a species of bird in the family Parulidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.

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Easily confused with

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