A glowing yellow face is framed by a highly distinctive jet black hood and bib making the rest of his yellow body pop even more.
Meet the Hooded warbler
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The hooded warbler (Setophaga citrina), is a New World warbler. A small bird measuring 5.1 inches in length, weighing 0.32-0.42 oz. Having a plain olive/green-brown back, and yellow underparts, males finish off their look with distinctive black hoods which surround their yellow faces.
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The female has an olive-green cap that does not extend down to her forehead. Her cap extends to her ears and throat instead.
Males get their black hood when they are around 9-12 months old.
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Hooded warblers breed in eastern North America and across the eastern United States right into southern regions of Canada. A migratory bird, they like to winter over in Central America and the West Indies.
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Hooded warblers breed in temperate and subtropical zones in the eastern Nearctic, mainly in lowland woods or scrub, preferring to live in dense lower layers of vegetation.
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These birds primarily feed on small insects, spiders along with other arthropods, either catching them on the wing or picking them off vegetation.
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During the mating season, both males and females sing to attract a potential mate, after which the female builds a nest made from bark and other plant material in the underbrush of a low-lying area. The nest has an outer layer of dead leaves into which three to five eggs are laid. After about 12 days they hatch with the chicks being fully-fledged in about 8-9 days.
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With the population of this bird apparently increasing, combined with their huge range, Hooded warblers do not approach the criterion for Vulnerable under the IUCN criteria.
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Watch and listen to this bird below: