Lucy's warbler Vermivora luciae

Identification Tips:

• Small, active, insect-eating bird
• Thin, very pointed bill
• Pale gray upperparts
• Whitish underparts
• Rusty uppertail coverts
• Plain gray wings
• Dark legs
• Males have small rusty patch on crown
• Females and immatures similar to males but somewhat paler and may have some buff on underparts

Similar species:

The whitish undertail coverts of the Lucy's Warbler separate it from other grayish warblers like Virginia's and Orange-crowned that have yellow undertail coverts. Bell's Vireo is somewhat similar but has a heavier bill and lacks rusty uppertail coverts.