Wood-Warblers

Yellow-throated Warbler, Dendroica dominica

Family Parulidae (Wood-Warblers)

Size: 5.25"

Season: Summer

Habitat: Coniferous and mixed woodlands near water

The yellow-throated warbler is an elongated, long-billed warbler that forages high in the tree canopy picking insects from the bark. Its plumage is slate gray above and white below, heavily streaked with black, and it has a clean yellow chin and breast. There is a bold face pattern with a white supercilium and lower eye arc bordered by a black eye stripe and auricular area. Behind the ear is a distinctive white patch. The dark back contrasts with two white wing bars. The outer tail feathers show patches of white. The adult is illustrated.