Black-and-white Warbler

13 cm (5") Common in east; rare in west. Mixed Woodlands.

Striped with black and white over most of body including undertail coverts.

Male: black throat and cheeks in breeding; in winter chin is white.

Female: buffy sides and undertail coverts.

Creeps along trunks and branches of trees. Goes down tree trunks like a nuthatch.

Song: a thin "weesee weesee".

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Credit: Larry Bond

Credit: Larry Bond

Credit: Kelly Colgan Azar

Distribution Maps

Black-and-white Warbler winter distribution map

Black-and-white Warbler distribution map