Tennessee Warbler Photo Gallery
Breeding male
Small, short-tailed warbler with a thin, pointy bill. Breeding males are yellow-green above with a gray cap and a pale eyebrow. The underside is plain whitish, although some have yellow-washed undersides. Note lack of strong wingbars.
© Chris S. Wood / Macaulay LibraryConnecticut, May 18, 2020Female
Small warbler with a thin, pointy bill. Breeding females are yellow-green above with a gray cap and pale eyebrow. The underside is whitish, although some have yellow-washed undersides.
© Brad Imhoff / Macaulay LibraryOhio, October 06, 2020Nonbreeding adult/immature
Nonbreeding/immature birds are yellow-green overall, showing little contrast between the head and the back. Note thin, pointy bill, lack of distinct wingbars, and white undertail coverts.
© David Disher / Macaulay LibrarySouth Carolina, October 10, 2007Immature
Nonbreeding/immature birds are more yellow-green overall with a pale eyebrow and a yellow-washed underside. Note whiter undertail coverts compared to the breast color.
© Brad Imhoff / Macaulay LibraryOhio, September 22, 2020Breeding male
Gleans insects from outer foliage of trees and shrubs. Note thin, pointy bill.
© Jay McGowan / Macaulay LibraryNew York, May 16, 2016Breeding male
Small, short-tailed warbler with a thin, pointy bill. Breeding males are yellow-green above with a gray cap and a pale eyebrow. The underside is plain whitish, although some have yellow-washed undersides. Note lack of strong wingbars.
© Tyler Ficker / Macaulay LibraryOhio, May 07, 2016Nonbreeding adult/immature
Nonbreeding/immature birds are yellow-green overall, showing little contrast between the head and the back. Note thin, pointy bill, lack of distinct wingbars, and white undertail coverts.
© Jean Crépeau / Macaulay LibraryQuebec, October 01, 2016Breeding male
Breeds in the boreal forest with evergreen and deciduous trees. Uses all types of woodlands during migration.
© Dave Slager / Macaulay LibraryAlberta, July 07, 2017Nonbreeding/immature
© Eric Liner / Macaulay LibrarySan José, December 17, 2007Not 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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