Credit: Larry Bond
North American field guide
Kentucky Warbler
Oporornis formosus
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13 cm (5") Common in moist woodlands in eastern United States; just enters and is rare in southern Ontario. Nests and feeds on ground with ample deciduous vegetation.
Black cap and black sideburns or whiskers. Yellow eyebrow lines form bold spectacles around eyes. Upperparts olive. Underparts uniformly yellow.
Song: loud "churrree" repeated.
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Credit: Larry BondKentucky Warbler Portrait
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Unshaded in source · does not imply absence
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.
Kentucky Warbler
1 ruleRule 1 14 criteria · confidence 4
- Did the WINGS have STRIPES or PATCHES ?
- No · Unknown
- Were the SIDES STREAKED, SPOTTED or BARRED ?
- No · Unknown
- What colour was the BELLY ?
- Yellow · Unknown
- What colour PATTERN if any was shown on the BREAST ?
- Uniform color · Unknown
- What colour was the BREAST ?
- Yellow · Unknown
- What colour was the THROAT ?
- Yellow · Unknown
- What SHAPE was the BILL ?
- Straight and slender · Unknown
- What LENGTH was the BILL ?
- Short · Medium · Unknown
- What colour were the CHEEKS ?
- Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
- What were the EYE markings if any ?
- Light RING (white or yellow) AROUND the eye · 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
- WHERE was the bird seen ?
- Northeastern Canada or United States · Southeastern United States · Southwestern United States