Prothonotary warbler Protonotaria citrea

Identification Tips:

• Small, active, insect-eating bird
• Thin pointed bill
• Often inhabits swampy areas

Male:

• Golden-orange head
• Olive back
• Unstreaked yellow breast and underparts
• White undertail coverts
• Blue-gray wings and tail
• White spots in tail
• Black legs
• Female and immature similar to male but have yellow heads

Similar species:

The unstreaked underparts, plain yellow (or orange) head and breast, and lack of wing bars separate this species from most other warblers. The female Yellow Warbler has yellowish, not blue-gray wings and yellow undertail coverts. Blue-winged Warbler has black eyeline and wing bars.