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The flavescent warbler is about 14.5 cm (5.7 in) long and weighs 9 to 16 g (0.32 to 0.56 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have an olive-green crown, a yellow supercilium that becomes olive-yellow past the eye, a dusky stripe through the eye, a yellow crescent under the eye, and yellow cheeks and ear coverts. Their nape, upperparts, wings, and tail are olive-green. Their throat and underparts are yellow. They have a dark iris, a blackish bill, and orange-pink legs and feet. Subspecies M. f. Voice: The song of the flavescent warbler's nominate subspecies is a "double-voiced series, basically an extr. high series of 5-6 fififi-fififi- notes; after the 1st two notes, mid-high tjeh-tjeh-ejeh-tjeh is interwoven". That of M. f. pallidirostris is "sharp, jerky, and delivered quickly, ek, Ease-a Ease-a, E, chéw-chéw-chéw or seeka-seeka-SEETA, chew-chew-chew".
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When to see the Flavescent Warbler
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Flavescent Warbler
The map shades 6 countries with regular records, and 1 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.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Argentina.
About the Flavescent Warbler
The flavescent warbler is a species of bird in the family Parulidae. Its name comes from flavescent, a yellowish colour. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Paraguay, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.
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Easily confused with
Black-crested WarblerMyiothlypis nigrocristataThe black-crested warbler is about 13.5 cm (5.3 in) long and weighs about 11 to 20 g (0.39 to 0.71 oz).
Russet-crowned WarblerMyiothlypis coronataThe russet-crowned warbler is approximately 14 cm in length.
Riverbank WarblerMyiothlypis rivularisThe riverbank warbler, sometimes known as the Neotropical river warbler or just "river warbler", is a species of bird in the family Parulidae.
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