Golden-cheeked Warbler Similar Species Comparison
Main SpeciesGolden-cheeked Warbler
Male
Males have a bright yellow face with a black eyeline and a black throat. Underparts, including the tail are white.
© Bryan Calk / Macaulay LibraryTexas, May 11, 2020Female
Females look similar to males, but are often paler with only a few black feathers on the throat. Note 2 white wingbars and black streaking on the flanks.
© Lila Theis / Macaulay LibraryTexas, May 30, 2020Male
The yellow face, black eyeline, and black throat on males is distinctive.
© Bryan Calk / Macaulay LibraryTexas, May 11, 2020Female
From above females are grayish olive with faint streaking down the back. The 2 white wingbars contrast with the gray wings.
© Jeff Osborne / Macaulay LibraryTexas, June 10, 2020Male
Breeds in juniper-oak woodlands of central Texas.
© Bryan Calk / Macaulay LibraryTexas, May 11, 2020Similar SpeciesBlack-throated Green Warbler
Adult male
Black-throated Green have a yellow-olive crown and back while Golden-cheeked Warblers have a black crown and back.
© Ryan Schain / Macaulay LibraryMassachusetts, May 07, 2012Similar SpeciesBlack-throated Green Warbler
Adult female
Female Black-throated Green have a yellow-olive crown and back while female Golden-cheeked Warblers have a black crown and a black streaked back.
© Jeremiah Trimble / Macaulay LibraryMaine, May 29, 2017Similar SpeciesTownsend's Warbler
Adult male
Townsend's Warblers have a black ear patch and a yellow breast that Golden-cheeked Warblers lack. Breeding ranges do not overlap.
© Matt Brady / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, September 13, 2010Similar SpeciesTownsend's Warbler
Immature
Immature Townsend's Warblers have a dusky ear patch and a yellow breast that Golden-cheeked Warblers lack. Breeding ranges do not overlap.
© Rob Fowler / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, November 20, 2015Similar SpeciesHermit Warbler
Adult male
Hermit Warblers have an unstreaked breast and a clean yellow face unlike Golden-cheeked Warblers. Breeding ranges do not overlap.
© Brian Sullivan / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, April 25, 2004Similar SpeciesHermit Warbler
Female/immature
Hermit Warblers have an unstreaked breast and a clean yellow face unlike Golden-cheeked Warblers. Breeding ranges do not overlap.
© John van Dort / Macaulay LibraryFrancisco Morazán, October 09, 2016Rotate Your Device to Better Compare
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New World Warblers(Order: Passeriformes, Family: Parulidae)
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