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Kentucky Warbler -
(Oporornis formosus) 

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Identification

  • Small songbird
  • Olive green upper parts
  • Bright yellow underside
  • Black forecrown and sides of throat
  • Yellow spectacles
  • Short tail
  • No wingbars or other markings
  • Facial markings on female duller than male
  • 5.5" (14 cm.)

Habitat

  • Forests with heavy undergrowth

Additional Information

  • Uncommon migrant and summer resident
  • Wisconsin threatened species
  • More common in southern US
  • Named for the state where first discovered
  • Nests on or near the ground
  • KVR Breeding bird --found in a few
         places in the large forest blocks

Comparable Species

Kentucky Warbler close up

 

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 Hoocąk Nation. We recognize the sovereignty of the Hoocąk 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 Road 131 | La Farge, Wisconsin 54639 
Phone: 608-625-2960

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