Kentucky Warbler Photo Gallery
Adult male
Medium-sized, long-legged warbler. Entirely yellow below and olive-green above. Males have black sideburns and crown.
© Brad Imhoff / Macaulay LibraryOhio, May 01, 2020Female
Long-legged warbler of the understory. Entirely yellow below and olive-green above. Females also have dark sideburns, but they are often grayer and the cap is often smaller and mottled black or gray.
© Pam Linge / Macaulay LibraryIllinois, May 11, 2020Adult male
A sturdy warbler with a heavier bill, longer legs, and shorter tail than many other warbler species. Male is olive above and yellow below, with a blackish crown and face broken by a yellow eyebrow that wraps around behind the eye.
© Andrew Spencer / Macaulay LibraryTexas, April 15, 2021Not all videos have soundFemale/immature
Medium-sized warbler of the understory. Yellow below with a black crown and sideburns.
© fernando Burgalin Sequeria / Macaulay LibraryHeredia, October 19, 2019Adult male
Males and females are entirely yellow below.
© Brad Imhoff / Macaulay LibraryOhio, May 01, 2020Adult male
Song is a rapid series of two-parted notes, all on the same pitch.
© Bill Hohenstein / Macaulay LibraryVirginia, May 25, 2020Not all videos have soundFemale/immature
Breeds in bottomland hardwood forests and forests near streams with dense understory. From a distance, note yellow underparts, long legs, and black sideburns.
© Denny Swaby / Macaulay LibraryWest Bay, August 24, 2019Compare with Similar Species
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Species in This Family
New World Warblers(Order: Passeriformes, Family: Parulidae)
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