Magnolia Warbler

Dendroica magnolia

Also known as:Black and Yellow Warbler

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Identification

Field notes

13 cm (5") Fairly common. Moist hemlock and spruce forests.

Male: black face patch with a white eyebrow stripe, large white wing patch, yellow rump, yellow underparts with black streaked breast and sides. Only yellow throated bird with a broad white band at mid tail.

Female: duller and has two white wing stripes.

Immature: grayish-olive upperparts. Yellow rump. Two white wing bars. Faint white eyebrow stripe. Faint gray band across breast. Males have a broad white band at midtail.

Song: "weeta weeta weeto".

Details in the field

Photo gallery

2 photos

Credit: Larry Bond

Credit: Kelly Colgan Azar

Where it lives

Distribution maps

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Bird Advisor Identification rules 2 variants 2 rules

These are the observation paths the Bird Advisor can use to identify this species. Each rule is an alternative match.

Magnolia Warbler

1 rule

Rule 1 16 criteria confidence 4

What colour were the WING STRIPES or PATCHES ?: White or pale gray stripes or patches · Unknown
Did the WINGS have STRIPES or PATCHES ?: Yes · Unknown
What colour TAIL PATTERN was there if any ?: Light band across the middle · Broad dark band across the tip · None · Unknown
Were the SIDES STREAKED, SPOTTED or BARRED ?: Yes · Unknown
Was the RUMP or LOWER BACK light ?: Yes · Unknown
What colour was the BACK ?: Blue · Gray, or blue-gray · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
What colour was the BELLY ?: Yellow · Unknown
What colour PATTERN if any was shown on the BREAST ?: Streaked lengthwise (from head to tail) · Dark band or bands running across the breast or neck · Unknown
What colour was the BREAST ?: Yellow · Black, purple, or dark · 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 ?: Yellow · Blue · Gray, or blue-gray · Black, purple, or dark · 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

result:70-magnolia-warbler:1:1 Source: 70 Magnolia Warbler, row 1

Magnolia Warbler (Immature)

1 rule

Rule 1 12 criteria confidence 4

What colour were the WING STRIPES or PATCHES ?: White or pale gray stripes or patches · Unknown
Did the WINGS have STRIPES or PATCHES ?: Yes · Unknown
What colour TAIL PATTERN was there if any ?: Light band across the middle · Broad dark band across the tip · None · Unknown
Was the RUMP or LOWER BACK light ?: Yes · 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 ?: Olive (yellowish-green) · Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown) · 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

result:71-magnolia-warbler-immature:1:1 Source: 71 Magnolia Warbler (Immature), row 1