This small gray warbler has yellow on the chest and undertail. It searches among trees and shrubs in open pinyon-pine and oak woodland in the Southwest.
It is small and gray, with yellow highlights on the chest and under the rump. It has a big-eyed look and often wags its tail as it moves through vegetation.
It picks insects from foliage in the middle levels of open pinyon-pine and oak woodland, hopping through trees and shrubs while frequently wagging its tail.
It picks caterpillars, spiders, ants, weevils and stinkbugs from foliage, including oaks and maples.
Both sexes inspect nest sites on the ground, including beneath roots or rocks and at the base of grass clumps. The female builds a cup of grasses and other plant material, lining it with fine grass and hair.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.