Small, sky-blue warbler with a horizontal posture. Males have 2 white wingbars and dark streaking on the back. Note blue streaking on the sides.
Females are bluish green above with a slight yellow wash below. They have a whitish eyebrow, and 2 white wingbars.
Song is a buzzy series of notes that rise in pitch and end in a louder buzzy trill. Males typically sing from perches high in the canopy.
Males are blue above and white below with blue streaks on the flanks and a thin blue neck band.
From below, males are mostly white save for a thin blue band around the neck and blue streaking on the flanks. Breeds in the canopy of mature deciduous forests.
Hops along branches plucking insects from foliage.
Females have an unstreaked yellow-washed belly and a pale eyebrow. Typical females are greenish blue above, but some are considerably paler above.
Females have an unstreaked belly and lack the neck band.
A small, compact warbler that often perches horizontally. It has a small, round bill and a shorter tail than some other warblers such as Magnolia Warbler.
Slightly larger than a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, smaller than a Tufted Titmouse.
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