Yellow-rumped Warbler: how to recognise it
A bird of Europe, North America and South America. Learn the marks that make it easy to identify, then practise with real photographs in Lore.
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- Scientific name
- Setophaga coronata
- Family
- New World Warblers
- Size
- About 14 cm
- Habitat
- Woods and thickets
- Found in
- Europe, North America and South America
The key marks
A bright yellow rump patch that flashes in flight, and a yellow patch on each side of the chest. Pine Siskin is streaked brown with yellow wing marks.
Voice
A hard 'chek'.
Good to know
It is one of few warblers that can digest the wax of bayberries, so it winters farther north.
Do not confuse with
Compare it with the Pine Siskin. Look at the marks above one by one rather than the overall colour, and practise telling the two apart with real photos.
Where and when
You can expect to find it in woods and thickets. It is especially common in Mexico, the United States, California and Canada. Distribution changes with the seasons and from year to year, so check a recent local observation source before you go looking.