very small body size (Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park; 2013-05-06)


Virginia's Warbler
Vermivora virginiae

Native Range: North America

Notes: similar in appearance to Lucy's Warbler but with yellow undertail coverts rather than a rufous rump.

dorsal view (Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park; 2013-05-06)
yellow undertail coverts (Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park; 2013-05-06)
prefers arid desert regions (Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park; 2013-05-06)
yellow chin and throat (Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park; 2013-05-06)

narrow white eye-ring (Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park; 2013-05-06)
posing for a portrait (Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park; 2013-05-06)