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American Yellow Warbler

 

 

 

The yellow warbler is a New World warbler species. Yellow warblers are the most widespread species in the diverse genus Setophaga. The species can be found throughout most of North America and migrates to wintering grounds from southern California to the Amazon region, Bolivia, and Peru. Wikipedia

 

Scientific name: Setophaga petechia

 

Conservation status: Least Concern (Population stable) Encyclopedia of Life

 

Higher classification: American redstarts

 

Lower classifications: Yellow Warbler cruciana, Yellow Warbler (gundlachi ssp.), Yellow Warbler (brewsteri ssp.)

 

Mass: 10 g Encyclopedia of Life

 

Length: 10 – 18 cm Encyclopedia of Life

 

Family: Parulidae

 

Lifespan

 

The maximum recorded ages of wild yellow warblers are around 10 years.

 

 

 

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Wingspan

 

Yellow warblers are around 5 inches (12.7 centimeters) long with a 6.5-to-8-inch (16-to-20-centimeter) wingspan. They weigh less than half an ounce, or between 9 and 11 grams. American yellow warblers are one of the most widely distributed warblers on their nesting and breeding grounds in North America.

 

 

 

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Appearance

 

Yellow Warblers are uniformly yellow birds. Males are a bright, egg-yolk yellow with reddish streaks on the underparts. Both sexes flash yellow patches in the tail. The face is unmarked, accentuating the large black eye.

 

 

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