North American field guide
Connecticut Warbler
Oporornis agilis
Identification
Field notes
15 cm (6") Uncommon and local; nests on ground in spruce bogs, moist woodlands with dense understory.
Bold white eye ring. Male has a gray hood. Female's is brownish. Yellow lower breast, belly, and undertail coverts. Similar Mourning and MacGillivray's Warblers hop on the ground whereas this bird walks.
Song: loud "beecher beecher beecher beech", clear and jerky.
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Connecticut Warbler
Credit: Larry BondConnecticut Warbler in Las Vegas in 720p HD bird video
Credit: Chris Ruiz-GardnerConnecticut Warbler w Ovenbird at Point Reyes
Credit: Cyanocitta2Where it lives
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Bird Advisor Identification rules 1 variant · 1 rule
These are the observation paths the Bird Advisor can use to identify this species. Each rule is an alternative match.
Connecticut Warbler
1 ruleRule 1 12 criteria · confidence 3
- Did the WINGS have STRIPES or PATCHES ?
- No · Unknown
- Was the RUMP or LOWER BACK light ?
- No · Unknown
- What colour was the BELLY ?
- Yellow · Unknown
- What colour was the BREAST ?
- Yellow · Gray, or blue-gray · Unknown
- What colour was the THROAT ?
- Gray, or blue-gray · Unknown
- What SHAPE was the BILL ?
- Straight and slender · Unknown
- What LENGTH was the BILL ?
- Short · Medium · Unknown
- What were the EYE markings if any ?
- Light RING (white or yellow) AROUND the eye · Unknown
- What was the predominant colour of the HEAD ?
- Gray, or blue-gray · Unknown
- How BIG was the bird ?
- Smaller than a sparrow · Sparrow-sized
- What TYPE of bird was seen ?
- Warbler-like
- WHEN was the bird seen ?
- Spring · Summer · Fall