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Canada
Warbler Identification Tips |
(Credit:
U. S. Geological Survey) |
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General
Information
- Small, insect-eating bird
- Thin, pointed bill
- Yellow spectacles and underparts
- White undertail coverts
- Gray upperparts
- Pink legs
- No white in outer tail feathers
- Adult male has black necklace and black on forehead
and around eye; females and immatures have gray
necklaces and foreheads
Similar species
The adult male Canada Warbler is instantly recognizable with its black
necklace. Females and immatures also have the diagnostic necklace
but it is gray and less noticeable. The combination of gray upperparts,
no wing bars and yellow underparts is unique. |
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