About the Grace's Warbler
Grace's warbler is a small New World warbler that specializes in pine woods.
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Grace's warbler is a small bird, 11–13 cm long. It is mostly gray on top, with broken black streaks across the back and flanks and two white bars on the wings. The throat and breast are a vibrant yellow, and the rest of the underparts are white. It has a yellow half-eye ring under the eye and a long yellow "eyebrow" stripe that starts at the base of the beak and runs above the eye, fading to white after it passes the eye.
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What the Grace's Warbler sounds like
Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Canada.
When to see it
Peak activity in May · a summer visitor species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Hermit WarblerSetophaga occidentalisHermit warblers are dark gray in coloration on top, and white below, and their flanks are streaked with black.
Cerulean WarblerSetophaga ceruleaThe cerulean warbler is one of the smallest Setophaga wood-warblers, about 11 cm (4.3 in) long, weighing 8–10 g (0.28–0.35 oz), and having a wingspan of 20 cm (7.9 in).
Golden-cheeked WarblerSetophaga chrysopariaThe golden-cheeked warbler is very striking due to its bright yellow cheeks that are contrasted by its black throat and back.
Side by side: Cerulean Warbler vs Grace's Warbler · Grace's Warbler vs Hermit Warbler
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