Bird Guide

Blackpoll Warbler vs Yellow-throated Warbler

Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata)

Blackpoll Warbler

Setophaga striata

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The blackpoll warbler is a fairly small bird which attains the weight of a ballpoint pen. However, it is one of the larger of the diverse genus Setophaga (formerly Dendroica). In the species, body length can vary from 12.5 to 15 cm (4.9 to 5.9 in) and wingspan can range from 20 to 25 cm (7.9 to 9.8 in). Body mass can vary from 9.7 to 21 g (0.34 to 0.74 oz), with an average bird anywhere between 12 and 15 g (0.42 and 0.53 oz). Among standard measurements, the wing chord is 6.6 to 8 cm (2.6 to 3.1 in), the tail is 4.5 to 5.4 cm (1.8 to 2.1 in), the bill is 0.8 to 1.2 cm (0.31 to 0.

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Recording: Rosa Elena Albornoz @rosaelena_naturaleza · CC0
Photo: Nathaly 1106 · CC BY 4.0
Yellow-throated Warbler (Setophaga dominica)

Yellow-throated Warbler

Setophaga dominica

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The yellow-throated warbler is 13–14 cm (5.1–5.5 in) long, with a wingspan of 21 cm (8.3 in), and weighs 8.5–11.3 g (0.30–0.40 oz). In summer, male yellow-throated warblers display gray upperparts and wings, with double white wing bars. Their throats are yellow, and the remainder of their underparts are white, and are streaked with black on the flanks. Their heads are strongly patterned in black and white, with a long supercilium. The remiges and rectrices are black.

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Recording: steve · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: Matt Pelikan · CC BY 4.0

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