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Blue-winged Warbler

Vermivora cyanoptera

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernInvertebratesShrublandCup nestTiny · 9 g
Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera), photo 1
Photo: Anna Hess · CC BY 4.0
Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera), photo 2
Photo: Brent Cox · CC BY 4.0
Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera), photo 3
Photo: Brent Cox · CC BY 4.0
Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera), photo 4
Photo: Vicki Miller · CC0
Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera), photo 5
Photo: Vicki Miller · CC0
Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera), photo 6
Photo: Lythronax246 · CC BY 4.0
Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera), photo 7
Photo: Lythronax246 · CC BY 4.0
Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera), photo 8
Photo: Wildreturn · CC BY 2.0
Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera), photo 9
Photo: Wildreturn · CC BY 2.0
Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera), photo 10
Photo: Vicki Miller · CC0

What the Blue-winged Warbler sounds like

Sonogram of the Blue-winged Warbler: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Jonathon Jongsma · Song · Afton State Park, Washington County, Minnesota, United States · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Blue-winged Warbler: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Jonathon Jongsma · Song · Afton State Park, Washington County, Minnesota, United States · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Blue-winged Warbler: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Jonathon Jongsma · Aberrant, song, aberrant song · Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve, Dakota, Minnesota, United States · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via xeno-canto

ID tip

The blue-winged warbler is a small warbler at 11.4–12.7 cm (4.5–5.0 in) long, with a wingspan of 17–19.5 cm (6.7–7.7 in). The breeding plumage of the male consists of a bright yellow head, breast and underparts. There is no streaking of the underparts of the bird. It has a narrow black line though the eyes and light blueish gray with two white wing-bars, which are diagnostic field marks. The blue winged warblers are generally small in size with a well-proportioned body, and heavy pointed bill. They roughly measure 4.3 to 4.7 inches long with a wingspan of around 5.9 inches.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

When to see the Blue-winged Warbler

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 5 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is May, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Blue-winged Warbler

Regular rangeRare visitor

The map shades 21 countries with regular records, and 7 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

United States Canada Belize Mexico Guatemala Honduras Costa Rica Bermuda Panama Nicaragua Cuba Puerto Rico El Salvador Bahamas Cayman Islands Dominican Republic Ireland Jamaica U.S. Virgin Islands Guadeloupe Turks & Caicos Islands

Recorded as a rare visitor in Portugal, Colombia, Venezuela, Haiti, St. Barthélemy, St. Martin, St. Pierre & Miquelon.

About the Blue-winged Warbler

The blue-winged warbler is a fairly common migratory New World warbler, 11.5 cm (4.5 in) long and weighing 8.5 g (0.30 oz). It breeds in eastern North America in southern Ontario and the eastern United States and winters in southern Central America. Its breeding range is extending northwards, where it is replacing the very closely related golden-winged warbler.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Easily confused with

Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) Golden-winged WarblerVermivora chrysopteraThe golden-winged warbler is a small songbird, typically measuring 11.6 cm (4.6 in) long, weighing 8–10 g (0.28–0.35 oz), and having a wingspan of about 20 cm.

Side by side: Blue-winged Warbler vs Golden-winged Warbler

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