Species profile
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
Quick answer
Sweet-sweet-sweet song; males streaked chestnut below.
- Scientific name
- Setophaga petechia
- Family
- Parulidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Setophaga
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Habitat
Willow thickets, wet edges
Recording Yellow Warbler in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Parulidae
- Adelaide's Warbler (Setophaga adelaidae)
- Altamira Yellowthroat (Geothlypis flavovelata)
- Arrowhead Warbler (Setophaga pharetra)
- Audubon’s Warbler (Setophaga auduboni)
- Bachman's Warbler (Vermivora bachmanii)
- Bahama Warbler (Setophaga flavescens)
- Bahama Yellowthroat (Geothlypis rostrata)
- Baird's Yellowthroat (Geothlypis bairdi)