About the Orange-crowned Warbler
The orange-crowned warbler is a small songbird of the New World warbler family.
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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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What the Orange-crowned Warbler sounds like
Where the Orange-crowned Warbler lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua.
When to see the Orange-crowned Warbler
Peak activity in May · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Nashville WarblerLeiothlypis ruficapillaThe Nashville warbler is a small warbler.
Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrinaThe 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).
Lucy's WarblerLeiothlypis luciaeLucy's warbler is the smallest species of New World warbler.
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