Yellow-rumped Warbler
Kingdom: Animalia. Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae Genus: Setophaga
Species: Setophaga coronata
As the name implies, the Yellow-rumped Warbler has a bright yellow patch on its rump, just above the base of the tail. It only keeps this bright color during the summer, switching over to duller colors during the winter. It is one of the few birds able to digest the waxes found in certain berries and fruits, and this allows it to have a larger range during the winter. When nesting, the females are responsible for building the nest, which looks like a small cup with fine hairs and feathers lining the inside. It lays 1-6 eggs per brood and has 1-2 broods per year.
Conservation status: Least concern
Description: Grey head and back with two white wing bars and a white underside with yellow markings near the tail on its back
Length: 5-6 inches
Wingspan: 9 inches
Diet: Caterpillars, other larvae, beetles, ants, grasshoppers, and aphids
Habitat: Parks, woodlands, or backyards.
Season: Fall-Spring
Credit source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology
