Arctic Warbler

How to identify

Field marks

1. Gray-green upperparts
2. Grayish-white underparts
3. A single wing patch
4. Rather heavy, dagger-shaped bill; dark tip to lower mandible

Voice

Song is a rapid trill.

Similar species

Greenish Warbler

Greenish Warbler also has a single wing patch; Arctic Warbler is slightly larger, with a heavier, dagger-shaped bill and a dark tip to the lower mandible.

Where and when it's recorded

Arctic Warbler has been recorded at 1,167 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 30 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

1. GambellUnited States1,223 records
2. Singapore Botanic GardensSingapore1,194 records
3. Taipei – National Taiwan University Main CampusTaiwan (China)1,019 records

Countries and regions with the most records

ChinaSingaporePhilippinesThailandMalaysiaUnited StatesSouth KoreaMongolia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The Arctic warbler (Phylloscopus borealis) is a widespread leaf warbler in birch or mixed birch forest near water throughout its breeding range in Fennoscandia and the northern Palearctic. It has established a foothold in North America, breeding in Alaska. This warbler is strongly migratory; the entire population winters in southeast Asia.

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