Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea)
About the Prothonotary Warbler
The prothonotary warbler (Protonotaria citrea) is a small songbird of the New World warbler family. It is named for its plumage, which resembles the yellow robes once worn by papal clerks (named prothonotaries) in the Roman Catholic Church. The prothonotary warbler is the only member of the genus Protonotaria and the only eastern warbler that nests in natural or artificial cavities. These warblers often move with quick, jerky, movements and will even crawl upside down on sticks or trees. During the spring they are often seen in wetlands gathering nesting material, or food, for their mate.
A real field recording of the Prothonotary Warbler. Press play and focus on the rhythm and pitch of each phrase.
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Our streaming copies are mirrored from the original xeno-canto file and transcoded to 96 kbps mono — a modification, so we note it here; the licence for each recording is named in its credit below.
1 recording on this page · licensed CC BY-SA ×1 · mirrored on this server, free for commercial reuse · recorded in Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, United States · xeno-canto lists 120 recordings for this species in total.
Other birds in this region
- Acadian FlycatcherEmpidonax virescensrecording
- American Barn OwlTyto furcatarecording
- American KestrelFalco sparveriusrecording
- American RedstartSetophaga ruticillarecording
- American Yellow WarblerSetophaga aestivarecording
- Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta variarecording
These are the birds recorded alongside it, not close relatives — the site holds no other member of its genus or family yet.