Orange-crowned Warbler vs Tennessee Warbler: How to Tell Them Apart

Orange-crowned Warbler

Leiothlypis celata

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The orange-crowned warbler has olive-grey upperparts, yellowish underparts with faint streaking and a thin pointed bill. It has a faint line over each eye and a faint broken eye ring. The orange patch on the crown is usually not visible. Females and immatures are duller in colour than males. Western birds are yellower than eastern birds.

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Recorded by Peter Wilton · Song · Los Gatos, Santa Clara County, California, United States · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo: Brodie Cass Talbott · CC BY 4.0

Tennessee Warbler

Leiothlypis peregrina

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The Tennessee warbler is 11.5 cm (4.5 in) long, has a 19.69 cm (7.75 in) wingspan, and weighs roughly 10 g (0.35 oz). The breeding male has olive back, shoulders, rump and vent. The flight feathers are brownish-black. It has a slate gray neck, crown and eyeline. The underside is a gray-white. The female is similar to the male, but is much duller and is tinged with yellow and olive overall, especially on the underside. The Tennessee warbler has long wings, short tail and a thin, pointy bill. Juveniles and first-year birds are quite similar to the female.

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Recorded by Jonathon Jongsma · Song · Bancroft Neighborhood, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo: Anthony Batista · CC BY 4.0

Where you might meet both

United States Canada Mexico Bermuda St. Pierre & Miquelon Bahamas Cuba

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