Wilson's Warbler Photo Gallery
Adult male
Small warbler with a small, thin bill and beady black eye. Entirely yellow below with an olive back. Adult males have a black cap.
© Brad Imhoff / Macaulay LibraryOhio, May 16, 2020Female/immature
Small warbler with a small, thin bill and beady black eye. Females and immatures have an olive crown. Some females show a small black cap.
© Shawn Billerman / Macaulay LibraryWyoming, September 10, 2013Adult male
Entirely yellow below with an olive back. Adult males have a black cap.
© Ryan Schain / Macaulay LibraryMassachusetts, May 11, 2012Female/immature
Females and immatures have an olive crown, but some females can have a small black cap. Note small patch of black feathers on the crown of this individual.
© Alix d'Entremont / Macaulay LibraryNova Scotia, September 07, 2014Female/immature
© Timothy Barksdale / Macaulay LibraryMontana, August 01, 2001Not all videos have soundAdult male
Small entirely yellow warbler save for the black cap on adult males. Spends most of its time in the understory.
© Jeff Bryant / Macaulay LibraryIllinois, September 13, 2015Habitat
Breeds in wet meadows and thickets near streams, especially those with willows and alders. Also found in aspen stands and young stands of evergreen trees.
© Justin Saunders / Macaulay LibraryAlaska, June 06, 2017Compare with Similar Species
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Species in This Family
New World Warblers(Order: Passeriformes, Family: Parulidae)
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