The Kentucky Warbler has yellow underparts and a yellow spectacle around the eye. It forages near the forest floor in eastern North America during breeding and moves to Central America for winter.
It has olive upperparts and yellow underparts, with a black cap and cheek bordered by a yellow spectacle around the eye.
During breeding it searches for arthropods near the floor of dense forest. In its Central American winter range it may follow army-ant swarms.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.