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Yellow Warbler

Dendroica petechiaOrder: PASSERIFORMESFamily: Wood Warblers (Parulidae)

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General

Yellow Warbler: Small warbler with bright olive-yellow upperparts and brilliant yellow underparts with rust-brown streaks on breast and sides. Wings are dark with two white bars. Tail is dark with yellow-tinged edges. Female has fewer streaks on breast.

Range and Habitat

Yellow Warbler: Breeds from Alaska east across Canada to Newfoundland and south to southern California, northern Oklahoma, and northern Georgia. Spends winters in southern Florida and the tropics. Preferred habitats include edges of marshes and swamps, willow-lined streams, leafy bogs, thickets, orchards, farmlands, forest edges, and suburban yards and gardens.

Listen to Call

Voice Text

"sweet-sweet-sweet", "sweeter-than-sweet", "chip"

Interesting Facts

  • The Yellow Warbler was first described in 1766 by Carolus Linnaeus, a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist.
  • Their nests are frequently parasitized by the Brown-headed Cowbird. They often build a new nest directly on top of the parasitized one, sometimes resulting in nests with up to six tiers.
  • Recent DNA-based studies indicate that the Chestnut-sided Warbler is their closest relative. Both sing similarly phrased songs.
  • A group of yellow warblers are collectively known as a "stream", "sweetness", and "trepidation" of warblers.


Author

Gary Owen Dick

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Family Wood Warbler (Parulidae)_blue
Species Dendroica petechia
Length5 Inches
Wingspan7.75 Inches

Yellow Warbler

Yellow Warbler: Small warbler with olive-yellow upperparts and bright yellow underparts with rust-brown streaks on breast, sides. Wings are dark with two white bars. Tail is dark with yellow-tinged edges. Has a wider range than any other North American warbler. Eats insects, larvae, and some fruit.

● Song: "sweet-sweet-sweet", "sweeter-than-sweet", "chip"

● Foraging & Feeding: Yellow Warbler: Feeds mostly on insects and spiders, but will take berries; forages in trees and bushes.

● Breeding & nesting: Yellow Warbler: Three to six olive and brown marked, gray, green, or blue eggs are laid in a well-made cup of bark, plant fibers, and down, and built in a small sapling. Incubation ranges from 11 to 12 days and is carried out by the female.

● Similar species: Yellow Warbler: American Goldfinch has black wings and tail.

Flight Pattern

Weak flight.
Yellow Warbler Body Illustration_2
● Range & Habitat: Yellow Warbler: Breeds from Alaska east across Canada to Newfoundland and south to southern California, northern Oklahoma, and northern Georgia. Spends winters in southern Florida and the tropics. Preferred habitats include edges of marshes and swamps, willow-lined streams, leafy bogs, thickets, orchards, farmlands, forest edges, and suburban yards and gardens.
BreedingMonogamous, Solitary nester
PopulationWidespread
MigrationMigratory
Weight0.3 Ounces