Blue-winged Warbler

Vermivora cyanoptera

Summary 4

The blue-winged warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) is a fairly common New World warbler, 11.5 cm (4.5 in) long and weighing 8.5 g (0.30 oz). It breeds in eastern North America in southern Ontario and the eastern United States. Its range is extending northwards, where it is replacing the very closely related golden-winged warbler, Vermivora chrysoptera.

Sources and Credits

  1. (c) Jamie Chavez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://www.flickr.com/photos/almiyi/10369897583/
  2. (c) Jamie Chavez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://www.flickr.com/photos/almiyi/10369671394/
  3. (c) C.V. Vick, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), https://www.flickr.com/photos/nuclearbunny/14076637625/
  4. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermivora_cyanoptera

More Info

iNat Map

B - size very small (3-5 inches)
C -primary colors gray, yellow
E -underparts white, yellow
F - upperparts blue-gray, olive
G - back pattern solid
H - belly pattern solid
I - breast pattern solid
J - bill shape all-purpose
K - eye color black, brown
L - head pattern eyeline, masked, plain
M - crown color yellow
N - forehead color yellow
O - nape color yellow
P - throat color yellow
Q - wing shape rounded
R - tail shape fan
S - upper tail blue-gray
T - under tail white
U - leg color black
A - present fall, spring
D - breeds here no