A photo of a Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia), male
Black-and-white Warbler, Male

Black-and-white Warbler

Mniotilta varia

The black-and-white warbler (Mniotilta varia) is a species of New World warbler, and the only member of its genus, Mniotilta. It breeds in northern and eastern North America and winters in Florida, Central America, and the West Indies down to Peru. This species is a very rare vagrant to western Europe. True to their name, black-and-white warblers are black and white in colour. Both sexes have black and white crowns with a white eyebrow, black streaking on a white belly, black wings with two white wing bars, a black tail, a black-and-white streaked back, streaky undertail coverts, and grey-black legs and feet. Breeding males have a black-and-white streaked throat and black cheek, while females have a grey cheek and a white-cream coloured throat and sides. First fall males are very similar to adult females in colour and patterning, while first fall females resemble to adult females but with less streaking and a more noticeable buffy wash. Juveniles are heavily spotted, and are similar to first fall individuals otherwise.
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Goose Pearson
Thursday 23 Mar 2023 - 12:27pm
United States
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Crystal Conway
Wednesday 15 Mar 2023 - 7:00pm
United States
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Ryan D
Tuesday 14 Mar 2023 - 12:43pm
United States
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Crystal Marnati
Sunday 12 Mar 2023 - 12:42pm
United States
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