Bird Guide

Hooded Warbler vs Yellow-throated Warbler

Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina)

Hooded Warbler

Setophaga citrina

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The hooded warbler is a small bird and mid-sized warbler, measuring 13 cm (5.1 in) in length and weighing 9–12 g (0.32–0.42 oz). The hooded warbler has a wingspan of 6.9 in (17.5 cm). It has a plain olive/green-brown back and yellow underparts. Their outer rectrices have whitish vanes. Males have distinctive black hoods which surround their yellow faces; the female has an olive-green cap which does not extend to the forehead, ears, and throat. Males attain their hood at about 9–12 months of age; younger birds are essentially identical to (and easily confused with) females.

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Recording: Philip Vanbergen · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: Tommy Andriollo · 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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