Distinguishing Characteristics |
Warbler |
|---|---|
| Black and white colored: grayish back, black crown, cheek, throat. Yellow spot behind eye. Habitat--dry slopes, pinyon-juniper. |
Black-throated Gray |
| Striking yellow, gray, black, and white colored. Yellow throat, crown, rump. White wing patches on male. Common. Active. Flycatcher. |
Yellow-rumped (Audubon's) |
| Appears all yellow. Yellowish tail spots. Male rusty breast streaks. Common. |
Yellow |
| Most dull colored. Greenish-yellow breast to greenish-olive back. Orange-crown feathers seldom seen. |
Orange-crowned |
| Grayish. Yellowish breast, tail rump, and undertail coverts. White eye-ring. |
Virginia's |
| Slate-gray hood over head/neck/throat. Yellow below. Broken eye-ring. |
MacGillivray's |
| Shiny black cap. Golden-yellow breast and throat. Unstreaked. |
Wilson's |
| Black mask (male), bright yellow throat. Olive green back. White belly. Habitat -- marshes. Wren-like "JIZZ". |
Common Yellowthroat |
| White "spectacles". Bright yellow throat and breast. Large fun warbler. Call -- "mockingbird-like". Riparian habitats. |
Yellow-breasted Chat |
| Bright orange patches on tail and wings (male), black head, breast, back. Striking coloration. Active, Flycatcher. |
American Redstart |
Source of data: Dennis Shirley. Web adaptation: Jim Bailey. Copyright 2004