Worm-eating Warbler

Helmitheros vermivorus

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Identification

13 cm (5") Uncommon. Eastern United States; strays to southern Ontario. Inhabits deciduous woodland hillsides, undergrowth, shady ravines etc.

Dark stripes across top of buffy head. Brownish-olive upperparts. Buffy-orange underparts. Long spike-like bill.

Song: similar to Chipping Sparrow's but more rapid and insect-like.

Details in the field

1 photo

Credit: Dan Irizarry

Watch and learn

1 video

Worm-eating Warbler.mov

Credit: Lang Elliott's Nature Channel

Where 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.

1 rule

Rule 1 16 criteria confidence 2

Did the WINGS have STRIPES or PATCHES ?: No · Unknown
Were the SIDES STREAKED, SPOTTED or BARRED ?: No · Unknown
Was the RUMP or LOWER BACK light ?: No · Unknown
What colour PATTERN if any was on the BACK ?: Uniform · Unknown
What colour was the BACK ?: Olive (yellowish-green) · Green · Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown) · Gray, or blue-gray · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
What colour PATTERN if any was shown on the BREAST ?: Uniform color · Unknown
What colour was the THROAT ?: White, or pale (grayish-white) · Orange, buff (orange-yellow), or tan · Olive (yellowish-green) · 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 STRIPE OVER, BEHIND or THROUGH the eye · Dark STRIPE THROUGH the eye · None · Unknown
Was the HEAD striped ?: Yes · Unknown
What colour was the TOP of HEAD ?: White, or pale (grayish-white) · Orange, buff (orange-yellow), or tan · Olive (yellowish-green) · Green · 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
WHERE was the bird seen ?: Northeastern Canada or United States · Southeastern United States

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