Yellow-rumped Warbler

Setophaga coronata

SnapIt Notes 4

Particularly need observations from May through August

Summary 5

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).

Details 6

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

Habitat 7

In fall and winter they move to open woods and shrubby habitats, including coastal vegetation, parks, and residential areas. Yellow-rumped Warblers primarily breed in northern and high-mountain evergreen forest habitats.

Vocalization 8

A colorless buzzy warble; a sharp chek.

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Sources and Credits

  1. (c) Rafy Rodriguez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/falcondesierra/6308181664/
  2. (c) Alan Vernon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/alanvernon/11506396105/
  3. (c) ajdemma, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://www.flickr.com/photos/ajdemma/12198584056/
  4. (c) Will Kuhn, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
  5. Adapted by Will Kuhn from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Setophaga_coronata
  6. (c) elmaddi, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://www.inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/631438
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  8. (c) Craftsbury Outdoor Center, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://www.inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/340546

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