American Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia
Aves > Passeriformes > Parulidae
Names in different Languages
| German | Gold-Waldsänger |
| English | American Yellow Warbler |
| French | Paruline jaune |
| Spanish | Reinita amarilla |
Description
A small bird breeding in the Montreal area migrating South to Central America and North of South-America in Autumn. The American Yellow Warbler prefered habitat is vegetation along rivers. Eats mostly insects.
How to Identify
All yellow with olive wings. Males have red stripes along the breast.
Where When to Spot
I see them from May to August in all parks around Montreal. Usually up in the upper branches of leaf trees.
Photos
Observations
| 2022-07-23 | Parc de la Cité |
| 2022-06-11 | Jardin Botanique de Montréal |
| 2022-05-25 | Parc Bernard-Landry |
| 2022-05-21 | Parc Île-de-la-Visitation |
| 2021-05-19 | Parc Angrignon |
| 2019-07-07 | Parc de la Frayère |
| 2019-07-07 | Parc Angrignon |
| 2019-05-25 | Parc Angrignon |
| 2019-05-11 | Parc Angrignon |
| 2017-06-10 | Parc de la Frayère |
Last updated on 2023-01-15. Written and regularly updated by Karl-Heinz Müller, Dipl. Natw. ETH, Biology. With 10 years of experience in wildlife photography, Karl-Heinz shares first-hand, on-site collected observations, photos and videos from his frequent visits to parks in the Montreal area.