Setophaga coronata
Length: 4-6 in Wingspan: 7-9 in Weight: 0.4-0.5 oz
Identification:
Blue-gray back with black streaking. Variable black streaking on breast. Yellow rump, crown, and side. Audubon subspecies has yellow throat, while Myrtle has white.
Distribution:
Range map by All About Birds
Cool Facts:
Yellow-rumped Warblers are versatile and abundant songbirds with two distinct subspecies spread across North America – the yellow-throated Audubon’s Warbler in the west, and white-throated Myrtle Warbler in the north and east.
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