American Redstart Photo Gallery
Adult male
A medium-sized warbler with a relatively wide, flat bill and a fairly long, expressive tail. Adult males are mostly black with bright orange patches on the sides, wings, and tail.
© Evan Lipton / Macaulay LibraryMassachusetts, May 17, 2016Female
A medium-sized warbler with a relatively wide, flat bill and fairly long, expressive tail. Females have yellow patches on the sides, wings, and tail, a gray head, and an olive back.
© Martina Nordstrand / Macaulay LibraryNorth Carolina, September 30, 2019Immature male
Immature males have yellow patches on the sides, wings, and tail with a variable amount of black on the face and chest.
© Yves Gauthier (Mtl) / Macaulay LibraryQuebec, May 24, 2017Female
Tends to forage at middle levels in the forest where it grabs insects midair or plucks them from vegetation.
© Paul Tavares / Macaulay LibraryOntario, May 22, 2015Female
Females have a gray head and yellow patches on the sides, wings, and tail.
© Ryan Schain / Macaulay LibraryMassachusetts, September 24, 2016Female
Often fans tail to expose yellow or orange tail feathers.
© Michael Todd / Macaulay LibraryFlorida, April 29, 2013Adult male
Breeds in open wooded habitats, particularly those dominated by deciduous trees.
© Jay McGowan / Macaulay LibraryNew York, May 13, 2017Immature male
Immature males have yellow patches on the sides, wings, and tail and a variable amount of black on the face and chest.
© Taylor Long / Macaulay LibraryNew York, May 02, 2017Adult male and immature male
© Timothy Barksdale / Macaulay LibraryTexas, April 27, 1997Not all videos have soundCompare with Similar Species
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Species in This Family
New World Warblers(Order: Passeriformes, Family: Parulidae)
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