Hooded Warbler
Setophaga citrina
The Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina) is a common new world warbler found in 34 countries, weighing about 11 g. The hooded warbler is a New World warbler.
About the Hooded Warbler
The hooded warbler is a New World warbler. It breeds in eastern North America across the eastern United States and into southernmost Canada (Ontario). It is migratory, wintering in Central America and the West Indies. Hooded warblers are very rare vagrants to western Europe.
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How to identify it
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.
What the Hooded Warbler sounds like
Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Portugal, British Virgin Islands, St. Barthélemy, St. Kitts & Nevis.
When to see it
Best months: April, May, June, July, September, October, with peak activity in May. It is a variable species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- How do you identify a Hooded Warbler?
- 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). Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is a Hooded Warbler?
- The Hooded Warbler is a tiny sized bird weighing about 11 g.
- Where can you see a Hooded Warbler?
- The Hooded Warbler occurs in 34 countries, including the United States, Belize, Mexico, Canada and Guatemala.
- What does a Hooded Warbler sound like?
- You can listen to 3 field recordings of the Hooded Warbler on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.
- What birds look similar to a Hooded Warbler?
- The Hooded Warbler is most easily confused with the Prairie Warbler, the Townsend's Warbler and the Yellow-throated Warbler.
- Is the Hooded Warbler endangered?
- The Hooded Warbler is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
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