General Description: Audubon's Yellow-rumped Warblers (Setophaga coronata auduboni) are flashy little birds with a yellow rump and yellow on the sides, chin, and crown. In breeding season, they have black on the sides of the chest and bold, white wingbars. The chin is yellow - compare with Myrtle Yellow-rumped Warblers.

Taxonomy: Passeriformes, Parulidae. Formerly Dendroica coronata auduboni.

Favored Habitat: Found in all habitats, especially during winter, these birds prefer brushy areas and trees.

Where to Find: Corn Creek, Willow Springs, and the Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve.

Comments: Myrtle and Audubon's Yellow-rumped Warblers are currently considered to be subspecies (or races) of the same species. Myrtles are eastern warblers that generally stay east of the Rocky Mountains, while Audubon's are western warblers that generally stay west of the Rocky Mountains. They interbreed high in the Rocky Mountains where they both occur, and so are considered the same species. They look alike except for the throat: Myrtle is white; Audubon is yellow.