Virginia's Warbler Photo Gallery
Adult
A small gray warbler with a white eyering and yellow highlights under the tail and on the chest.
© Timo Mitzen / Macaulay LibraryColorado, May 15, 2020Adult/immature
Virginia's Warblers have a thin, pointy bill and a longer, thinner tail than other warblers. Note the yellow undertail feathers, white eyering, and overall gray color.
© Jason Vassallo / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, September 29, 2019Adult
Virginia's Warblers frequently wag their tail up and down, a behavior that can help with identification.
© Larry Arbanas / Macaulay LibraryArizona, May 16, 2006Not all videos have soundAdult/immature
Virginia's Warblers are grayish overall with pale yellow highlights under the tail. The amount of yellow on the chest varies and can be absent altogether.
© Tom Crabtree / Macaulay LibraryOregon, November 24, 2017Adult
Virginia's Warblers frequently pump their tail up and down while foraging.
© Justyn Stahl / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, September 06, 2016Adult
Found in moist and scrubby drainages in pinyon-juniper and oak woodlands.
© Larry Arbanas / Macaulay LibraryArizona, May 01, 2006Not 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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