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The black-eared warbler measures 13 cm (5.1 in) in length. It is mostly olive-brown with a buffy belly and underparts. It has distinct black and white striping on the head and a dark cheek. Male and female three-striped warblers have similar plumages. Their song is a rapid series of squeaky chirps.
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When to see the Black-eared Warbler
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is January, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Black-eared Warbler
The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Black-eared Warbler
The black-eared warbler or Costa Rican warbler is a species of bird in the family Parulidae. It was previously considered conspecific with the three-striped warbler and the Tacarcuna warbler.
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Easily confused with
Black-cheeked WarblerBasileuterus melanogenysThe black-cheeked warbler is a New World warbler, resident breeding bird endemic to the Talamancan montane forests of Costa Rica and western Panama.
Golden-browed WarblerBasileuterus belliThe golden-browed warbler is a species of bird in the family Parulidae, the New World warblers.
Fan-tailed WarblerBasileuterus lachrymosusThe fan-tailed warbler is a New World warbler in the genus Basileuterus that lives along the Pacific slope from northern Mexico to Nicaragua.
Side by side: Black-eared Warbler vs Three-striped Warbler
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