Cape May Warbler Similar Species Comparison

Main SpeciesCape May Warbler

Adult male

Short-tailed warbler with a thin bill and white undertail coverts. Adult males have a distinctive chestnut cheek patch and yellow collar. Black streaks mark the yellow breast and continue down the flanks.

Adult female/immature

Short-tailed warbler with a thin bill and white undertail coverts. Adult females/immature males have a grayish cheek patch, an olive-gray crown, and a paler yellow collar and breast. The breast streaking is also paler.

Adult male

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Female

Females have a grayish cheek patch, an olive-gray crown, and a paler yellow collar and breast. The streaking on the breast is paler and not as crisp and the streaking on the back is absent.

Immature female

Immature females are grayish overall with blurry streaking down the flanks and thin white wingbars.

Adult female/immature male

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Female/immature

Female/immature male

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Adult female/immature

Adult females/immature males have a grayish cheek patch, an olive-gray crown, and a paler yellow collar and breast. The breast streaking is also paler. Note white undertail coverts.

Female/immature

Male

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Adult male

Adult males have a distinctive chestnut cheek patch and yellow collar. Black streaks mark the yellow breast and continue down the flanks.

Female/immature male

Breeds across the boreal forest of Canada and the northern United States, where it feeds on spruce budworms.

Similar SpeciesBlackburnian Warbler

Female/immature

Female/immature Blackburnian Warblers have stronger wingbars than female/immature Cape May Warblers and do not have streaking on the throat or central breast.

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