About the Yellow-throated Warbler
The yellow-throated warbler is a small migratory songbird species in the New World warbler family (Parulidae) found in temperate North America.
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The 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). In summer, male yellow-throated warblers display gray upperparts and wings, with double white wing bars. Their throats are yellow, and the remainder of their underparts are white, and are streaked with black on the flanks. Their heads are strongly patterned in black and white, with a long supercilium. The remiges and rectrices are black.
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What the Yellow-throated Warbler sounds like
Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Portugal.
When to see it
Peak activity in April · a passage migrant species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Townsend's WarblerSetophaga townsendiTownsend'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.
Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striataThe blackpoll warbler is a fairly small bird which attains the weight of a ballpoint pen.
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).
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