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Three-striped Warbler

Basileuterus tristriatus

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernInvertebratesForestDomed nestTiny · 12 g
Three-striped Warbler (Basileuterus tristriatus), photo 1
Photo: Alina Martin · CC BY 4.0
Three-striped Warbler (Basileuterus tristriatus), photo 2
Photo: Alina Martin · CC BY 4.0
Three-striped Warbler (Basileuterus tristriatus), photo 3
Photo: Julien Renoult · CC BY 4.0
Three-striped Warbler (Basileuterus tristriatus), photo 4
Photo: Julien Renoult · CC BY 4.0
Three-striped Warbler (Basileuterus tristriatus), photo 5
Photo: cello caruso-turiello · CC BY 4.0
Three-striped Warbler (Basileuterus tristriatus), photo 6
Photo: Alina Martin · CC BY 4.0
Three-striped Warbler (Basileuterus tristriatus), photo 7
Photo: Alina Martin · CC BY 4.0
Three-striped Warbler (Basileuterus tristriatus), photo 8
Photo: Alina Martin · CC BY 4.0
Three-striped Warbler (Basileuterus tristriatus), photo 9
Photo: Alina Martin · CC BY 4.0
Three-striped Warbler (Basileuterus tristriatus), photo 10
Photo: Julien Renoult · CC BY 4.0

What the Three-striped Warbler sounds like

Sonogram of the Three-striped Warbler: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Zamora-Chinchipe: Filo de Chumbiriatza, tepui 4.5 km SW Las Orchideas, above "Cabañas Yankuam", Nangaritza Valley, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Three-striped Warbler: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Call · Zamora-Chinchipe: Filo de Chumbiriatza, tepui 4.5 km SW Las Orchideas, above "Cabañas Yankuam", Nangaritza Valley, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Three-striped Warbler: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Chatter · Napo: Cord. de los Guacamayos (1700-1800 m), Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

ID tip

The three-striped warbler measures 13 cm (5.1 in) in length. It is mostly olive-brown with a buffy belly and underparts. It has distinct black and white striping on the head and a dark cheek. Male and female three-striped warblers have similar plumages. Their song is a rapid series of squeaky chirps.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

When to see the Three-striped 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 Three-striped Warbler

Regular rangeRare visitor

The map shades 5 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.

Colombia Ecuador Venezuela Peru Bolivia

Recorded as a rare visitor in Costa Rica.

About the Three-striped Warbler

The three-striped warbler is a species of bird in the family Parulidae. It was previously considered conspecific with the Tacarcuna warbler and the black-eared warbler. It inhabits the northern Andes, from Venezuela to Peru. The Yungas warbler was previously considered a subspecies.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Easily confused with

Golden-browed Warbler (Basileuterus belli) Golden-browed WarblerBasileuterus belliThe golden-browed warbler is a species of bird in the family Parulidae, the New World warblers. Black-cheeked Warbler (Basileuterus melanogenys) Black-cheeked WarblerBasileuterus melanogenysThe black-cheeked warbler is a New World warbler, resident breeding bird endemic to the Talamancan montane forests of Costa Rica and western Panama. Black-eared Warbler (Basileuterus melanotis) Black-eared WarblerBasileuterus melanotisThe black-eared warbler measures 13 cm (5.1 in) in length.

Side by side: Golden-crowned Warbler vs Three-striped Warbler · Swainson's Warbler vs Three-striped Warbler · Black-eared Warbler vs Three-striped Warbler

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