The yellow-rumped warbler (Setophaga coronata) is a North American bird species combining four closely related forms: the eastern myrtle warbler (ssp coronata); its western counterpart, Audubon's warbler (ssp group auduboni); the northwest Mexican black-fronted warbler (ssp nigrifrons); and the Guatemalan Goldman's warbler (ssp goldmani).
Description: yellow patch on back and sides, white spots on tail, blueish gray to brown color with yellow or white throat.
Found in park: Cades Cove in brushy areas next to streams
Habitat: open stands in coniferous and mixed forests.
Status: common in the winter