Species BirdsBlack-throated Green Warbler

Black-throated Green Warbler

Setophaga virens

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Illustration of Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens)

The Black-throated Green Warbler is a bright canopy warbler with a yellow face framing a black throat and olive-green back. Its buzzy, drowsy-sounding song — 'zee-zee-zee-zo-zee' — is a common summer sound in northeastern and Appalachian forests. It forages high in conifers and mixed trees, picking insects from the tips of branches.

Habitat
Conifer and mixed forests, hemlock ravines
Diet
Insects, caterpillars, and spiders
How common
Common

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