Prothonotary Warbler Photo Gallery
Adult male
Large, heavy-bodied warbler with a big head and bill. Bright yellow overall with an olive back and grayish wings. Undertail coverts are white.
© Ryan Sanderson / Macaulay LibraryIndiana, April 22, 2020Adult female
Large warbler with a thicker black bill and a big head. Females are slightly paler than males with a crown and nape washed with green.
© Anonymous / Macaulay LibraryVirginia, July 08, 2020Adult male
A large, heavy-bodied warbler with a big head and long bill. Adult male is bright golden yellow with blue-gray wings and tail and a yellow-olive back. Male has a loud, far-carrying song of 4–14 ringing notes.
© Luke Seitz / Macaulay LibraryTexas, April 18, 2025Not all videos have soundAdult male
Forages in the understory, slowly hopping along branches, twigs, and on the ground.
© Brad Imhoff / Macaulay LibraryOhio, April 27, 2020Adult male
Large, big-headed warbler with a thicker bill than most warblers. Golden yellow overall with an olive back and gray wings.
© Peter Brannon / Macaulay LibraryFlorida, September 14, 2016Adult male
Feeds on caterpillars, butterflies, moths, beetles, flies, , mayflies, midges, grasshoppers, ants, leafhoppers, and spiders.
© Luke Seitz / Macaulay LibraryTexas, April 18, 2025Not all videos have soundAdult male
Nests in holes in trees or nest boxes in wooded swamps and forested wetlands.
© Kim Harrell / Macaulay LibraryVirginia, April 21, 2016Adult male
Heavy-bodied warbler that is yellow overall with a beady black eye.
© Michael O'Brien / Macaulay LibraryTexas, April 13, 2016Search species and articles
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