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The black-throated gray warbler has mostly black, gray, and white plumage, which is soft, lacking gloss. With its striping and the small yellow spot between its eye and bill, it is a distinctive bird. The sexes differ slightly, both having gray upperparts with black streaks, and white underparts with black streaks on the flanks. The adult male is striped with black on the crown, throat, and below the eye, and has white around its chin and above its eye. The adult female has more dingy plumage on its head, with a white throat and dark gray cheeks.
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When to see the Black-throated Grey Warbler
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 7 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is May, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Black-throated Grey Warbler
The map shades 4 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Black-throated Grey Warbler
The black-throated gray warbler or black-throated grey warbler is a passerine bird of the New World warbler family Parulidae. It is 13 cm (5.1 in) long and has gray and white plumage with black markings. The male has the bold black throat of its name, and black stripes on its head, as well as black streaks on its flanks; the female is a paler version of the male, with a white throat and less distinct black markings on the flanks and wings. It breeds in western North America from British Columbia to New Mexico, and winters in Mexico and the southwestern United States.
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Easily confused with
Bay-breasted WarblerSetophaga castaneaAdult males in breeding plumage are primarily greyish above, with two white wing bars, dark streaks on the back, and a creamy neck patch.
Tropical ParulaSetophaga pitiayumiThe tropical parula is about 11 cm (4.3 in) long and weighs 6.5 to 8.0 g (0.23 to 0.28 oz).
Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrinaThis bird is a small passerine and is a mid-sized New World warbler.
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