Master guide to the Warblers of Canada
Introduction to Warblers | Identification | Help | Quiz | Credits 

Identification

Please select a warbler species:

Blue-winged Warbler
Golden-winged Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Pine Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Palm Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Prothonotary Warbler
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Connecticut Warbler
Mourning Warbler
MacGillivray's Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Wilson's Warbler
Canada Warbler
Yellow-breasted Chat

Similar Species
For the beginner. a number of warblers can appear quite similar and difficult to tell apart. Most similar species are covered within the species accounts but below are two groups of similar warblers which deserve special attention. By selecting a group, you will get some tips on how to discern between the species. Note that our
bibliography has a number of books which go into further detail to discuss these and other notable similar species.

non-descript green warblers - Tennessee and Orange-crowned Warblers

grey-headed warblers - Oporornis genus

Study Skin Comparisons
Click here to go to a page where you can compare study skins of any species, age or sex.

 

 Introduction to Warblers | Identification | Help | Quiz | Credits
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