Canada Warbler Similar Species Comparison
Main SpeciesCanada Warbler
Adult male
Medium-sized warbler with a long tail, bold eyering, and black necklace on a yellow breast.
© Tony Dvorak / Macaulay LibraryOhio, May 13, 2018Adult female/immature
Adult females/immature males are dull gray above and yellow below with a faint necklace and a small amount of black on the face.
© Anna Hodgkins / Macaulay LibraryMaine, May 26, 2019Immature female
Immature females are dull gray with a white eyering and a very faint necklace. Note lack of black in the face.
© Don Blecha / Macaulay LibraryIllinois, August 21, 2016Adult male
Adult males have a yellow throat and belly separated by a distinctive black necklace. Often appears as if wearing yellow goggles.
© Bryan Calk / Macaulay LibraryIllinois, May 24, 2019Adult female/immature male
Quickly hops between branches picking insects from the vegetation in a flurry of activity.
© Timothy Barksdale / Macaulay LibraryOhio, May 01, 1999Not all videos have sound
Adult male
Adult males have a yellow throat and belly separated by a distinctive black necklace. Note white undertail coverts and darker tail.
© Jay McGowan / Macaulay LibraryNew York, May 21, 2016Habitat
Breeds in mixed evergreen-deciduous forests with a well-developed understory.
© Andrew Stadnyk / Macaulay LibraryNova Scotia, June 25, 2017Adult male
Hops through vegetation picking insects off twigs and leaves.
© Timothy Barksdale / Macaulay LibraryOhio, May 01, 1999Not all videos have sound
Adult male
Bathes in shallow puddles, dipping its head down and shaking the water through its feathers.
© Larry Arbanas / Macaulay LibraryTexas, April 27, 2007Not all videos have sound
Similar SpeciesMagnolia Warbler
Adult male
Magnolia Warblers have a darker back than Canada Warbler with obvious wingbars.
© David Turgeon / Macaulay LibraryQuebec, May 23, 2017Similar SpeciesMagnolia Warbler
Female/immature
Female/immature Magnolia Warblers have a streakier back than female/immature Canada Warblers with 2 white wingbars.
© Ian Davies / Macaulay LibraryNew York, September 27, 2015Similar SpeciesYellow-throated Warbler
Adult
Yellow-throated Warblers have a white (not yellow) belly and lack the black necklace that Canada Warblers have.
© Melissa James / Macaulay LibraryFlorida, June 19, 2016Rotate Your Device to Better Compare
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New World Warblers(Order: Passeriformes, Family: Parulidae)
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