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Yellow-rumped Warbler -
(Dendroica coronata)
 

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Identification

  • Small songbird
  • Breeding male grey above
         with black streaks
  • Bright yellow rump, yellow patches
         on top of head and on sides
         in front of wing
  • Two white wingbars
  • White throat, white underside with
         streaked sides
  • Female similar to male but much duller,
         more brown
  • 5-6" (13-15 cm.)

Habitat

  • Breeds in coniferous and mixed forests,
         mostly north of the Reserve
  • Uses many forest and shrub habitats
         during migration

Additional Information

  • Abundant migrant
  • Often the earliest returning wood warbler in Spring (early or mid-April)
  • Eats insects, but will eat fruits during 
         migration
  • Often gives loud "chek" call while foraging
  • KVR migratory species

Yellow-rumped Warbler view from the back

Female Yellow-rumped viewed from the side 

 

The Kickapoo Reserve Management Board acknowledges that the state and federal lands that comprise the Reserve fall within the ancestral homelands of First Nations people including the Hooçak Nation. We recognize the sovereignty of the Hooçak and other First Nations and will work towards a shared future by continuing to create collaborative opportunities to protect and preserve these lands.

Kickapoo Valley Reserve | S3661 State Highway 131 | La Farge, Wisconsin 54639 
Phone: 608-625-2960 | FAX: 608-625-2962
kickapoo.reserve@krm.state.wi.us

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