Mourning Warblers, Oporornis philadelphia

Mourning Warblers, Oporornis philadelphia



Mourning WarblersThe Mourning Warbler, Oporornis philadelphia, is a small songbird of the New World warbler family.

These 13 cm long birds have yellow underparts, olive-green upperparts and pink legs. Adult males have a grey hood and a black patch on the throat and breast. Females and immatures are grey-brown on the head with an incomplete eye-ring.


These birds migrate to Central America and northern South America.


The song of this bird is a bright repetitive warble. The call is a sharp chip.

The "mourning" in this bird's name refers to the male's hood, thought to resemble a mourning veil.


