Black-throated Green Warbler Similar Species Comparison
Main SpeciesBlack-throated Green Warbler
Adult male
Small songbird. Adult males have a bright yellow face with a dusky ear patch, a black throat, and a green back. Note heavy black streaking on the sides.
© Ronnie d'Entremont / Macaulay LibraryNova Scotia, May 31, 2019Adult female
Adult females have a yellow face with a dusky ear patch, a white throat, and a green back. Note yellow wash across vent and black streaked sides.
© Chris Wood / Macaulay LibraryChiapas, March 04, 2007Adult male
Song is a buzzy series of about five notes, with the second to last usually lower in pitch. It's often described as "zee-zee-zee-zoo-zee."
© Eric Liner / Macaulay LibraryNew York, May 01, 2009Immature
Immatures have pale yellow faces with a dusky ear patch and white throat. Streaking on the side can be crisp or messy as on this individual.
© Jay McGowan / Macaulay LibraryNew York, September 17, 2014Adult female
Adult females have a yellow face with a dusky ear patch and a green back. Some females have bits of black on the throat. Note yellow wash across vent and black streaked sides.
© Jeremiah Trimble / Macaulay LibraryMaine, May 29, 2017Adult male
Forages nimbly in small outer twigs of mature trees.
© Eric Liner / Macaulay LibraryNew York, May 01, 2009Female/immature
Females/immatures have a yellow face with a dusky ear patch and a green crown and back.
© Evan Lipton / Macaulay LibraryMassachusetts, September 17, 2016Habitat
Breeds in boreal evergreen forests and evergreen-deciduous forests.
© Epi Shemming / Macaulay LibraryNew Brunswick, May 25, 2017Adult male
Males have bright yellow heads and extensive black on the throat and chest.
© Timothy Barksdale / Macaulay LibraryTexas, April 29, 1998Female/immature
Females and immatures lack the extensive black on the front. Note the two white wingbars.
© Timothy Barksdale / Macaulay LibraryTexas, April 27, 1997Similar SpeciesGolden-cheeked Warbler
Male
Golden-cheeked Warblers have a thin black eyeline and a black crown while Black-throated Green Warblers have a dark ear patch and a yellow-olive crown.
© Randy Pinkston / Macaulay LibraryTexas, April 10, 2016Similar SpeciesGolden-cheeked Warbler
Female
Female Golden-cheeked Warblers have a thin black eyeline and a gray back while female Black-throated Green Warblers have a dark ear patch and a yellow-olive back.
© David Hollie / Macaulay LibraryTexas, May 26, 2015Similar SpeciesHermit Warbler
Adult male
Hermit Warblers have a clean yellow face and an unstreaked breast unlike Black-throated Green Warblers. Breeding ranges do not overlap.
© Brian Sullivan / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, April 25, 2004Similar SpeciesHermit Warbler
Female/immature
Hermit Warblers have a clean yellow face and an unstreaked breast unlike Black-throated Green Warblers. Breeding ranges do not overlap.
© John van Dort / Macaulay LibraryFrancisco Morazán, October 09, 2016Similar SpeciesTownsend's Warbler
Adult male
Townsend's Warblers have a black (not yellow-olive) crown and a yellow (not white) breast. No range overlap.
© Matt Brady / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, September 13, 2010Similar SpeciesTownsend's Warbler
Immature
Immature Townsend's Warblers have a yellow (not white) breast and a bolder cheek patch than immature Black-throated Green Warblers. No range overlap.
© Rob Fowler / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, November 20, 2015Search species and articles
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