Mourning Warbler

Oporornis philadelphia

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Identification

13 cm (5") Fairly common. Nests on ground in moist woods, dense undergrowth.

Gray hood.

Male: lack eye ring and may have black on throat and breast. Greenish back and wings. Yellow lower breast, belly, and undertail coverts.

Female: duller and have a thin eye ring.

Secretive and skulky hopping through underbrush. Similar Connecticut and MacGillivray's Warblers have distinctive eye rings.

Song: "chirry, chirry, chorry, chorry".

Details in the field

10 photos

Credit: Larry Bond

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Credit: Larry Bond

Watch and learn

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Mourning Warbler Portrait

Credit: Larry Bond

Where it lives

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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.

1 rule

Rule 1 12 criteria confidence 7

Did the WINGS have STRIPES or PATCHES ?: No · Unknown
What colour was the BELLY ?: Yellow · Unknown
What colour was the BREAST ?: Yellow · Gray, or blue-gray · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
What colour was the THROAT ?: Gray, or blue-gray · Black, purple, or dark · 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 ?: None · Unknown
What colour was the TOP of HEAD ?: Gray, or blue-gray · 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

result:72-mourning-warbler:1:1 Source: 72 Mourning Warbler, row 1