About the Townsend's Warbler
Townsend's warbler is a small songbird of the New World warbler family.
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Townsend's warbler has a yellow face with a black stripe across its cheeks extending into an ear patch, a thin pointed bill, two white wing bars, olive upperparts with black streaks on their backs and flanks, and a white belly. Adult males have a black cap, black throat and yellow lower breast; females have a dark cap and a yellow throat. Immature birds are similar to females with a dark green cap and cheeks.
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What the Townsend's Warbler sounds like
Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in May · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Yellow-throated WarblerSetophaga dominicaThe yellow-throated warbler is 13–14 cm (5.1–5.5 in) long, with a wingspan of 21 cm (8.3 in), and weighs 8.5–11.3 g (0.30–0.40 oz).
Hooded WarblerSetophaga citrinaThe 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).
Prairie WarblerSetophaga discolorThese birds have yellow underparts with dark streaks on the flanks.
Side by side: Blackpoll Warbler vs Townsend's Warbler · Townsend's Warbler vs Yellow-throated Warbler · Hooded Warbler vs Townsend's Warbler · Prairie Warbler vs Townsend's Warbler
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