Northern Yellow Warbler

Northern Yellow WarblerSetophaga aestiva is the migratory northern form of the Yellow Warbler. It breeds in North America and moves to Central and South America for winter; the resident mangrove form is now treated separately.What does it look like?Adult males are buttery yellow with chestnut streaks on the breast. Females and immature birds are generally paler and less strongly streaked.How does it live?Setophaga aestiva is the migratory northern form of the Yellow Warbler. It breeds in North America and moves to Central and South America for winter; the resident mangrove form is now treated separately.It gleans insects from leaves and slender branches. Breeding birds favour wet thickets and willows, then migrate south for the non-breeding season.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.