| Golden-winged Warbler Identification Tips |
| (Credit: U. S. Geological Survey) |
| General
Information - Small, active, insect-eating bird - Thin, very pointed bill - Yellow forehead - Black mask and throat - White supercilium and malar streak - Grayish-white underparts - Yellow patch on wing - Gray upperparts - Dark legs - Considerable amounts of white in outer tail feathers - Females and immatures have less distinct head patterns than males Similar species The gray and white plumage and black throat of the Golden-winged warbler is somewhat reminiscent of a chickadee but note the yellow forehead and wing patch of the warbler. The Blue-winged Warbler occassionally hybridizes with the Golden-winged Warbler to produce offspring with characteristics of both parents. Some have mostly white underparts but the face pattern of the Blue-winged Warbler (Brewster's Warbler), while some have the yellow plumage of the Blue-winged but the face pattern of the Golden-winged (Lawrence's Warbler). These hybrids sometimes backcross with Blue-winged or Golden-winged to produce offspring more similar to Blue-winged or Golden-winged. |
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