You can spot yellow birds in Florida if you know where to look. In this article I’ll be going over 7 different yellow birds to look out for if you ever feel the need to discover some in the Floridian skyline.

• American Goldfinch
• Common Yellowthroat
• Pine Warbler
• Yellow Rumped Warbler
• Yellow Breasted Chat
• Cedar Waxwing
• Kirtland’s Warbler

7 Yellow Birds In Florida

1. American Goldfinch  (Spinus Tristis)

• Size: 11 – 13cm
• Weight: 11 – 20 grams
• Wingspan: 19 – 22cm

American goldfinches will often go to Florida breeding has been done as it’s a non-breeding resident there. Therefore, You’ll most commonly spot these yellow birds in Florida between the typical fall and winter months.

These finches are recognised by their yellow, white and black plumage. Their wings are black and white, their forehead is distinguished by the small black patch on it, their under tail is white with the remainder of the body a bright yellow color. Females are far less vibrant with hints of yellow however, are mostly a light brown color.

American goldfinches are found around edges of forests and plains, around areas filled with brush and thistle plants.

These finches tend to mainly consume seeds that come from the daisy composite family, seeds from weeds, from trees like birches and elm trees, buds, the occasional insect, maple sap and berries.

American goldfinches are known to live between 2 – 4 years in the wild and upto 9 years in captivity.

2. Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis Trichas)

• Size: 11 – 14cm
• Weight: 11 – 15 grams
• Wingspan: 15 – 19cm

Common yellowthroats can be found in Florida year round as it is a permanent residence of theirs.

Common yellowthroats are recognised by their mostly light brown/dirty yellow plumage from their head to tail whilst their throat is a bright yellow color. Females are mostly brown with small elements of yellow on their tail and chin whilst males have more elements of black on their face.

As for where you can find these yellowthroats, they can be located around swamps, marshes, wet thickets, edges where they will often breed within wet marshes as well. They also nest within briars, moist brushy places, tangles of rank weeds and shrubbery along streams and overgrown fields.

Common yellowthroats are known to eat smaller insects like ants, spiders, beetles along with seeds and smaller fruits like berries.

These avians can live for 11 years in the wild.

3. Pine Warbler (Setophaga Pinus)

• Size: 13 – 14cm
• Weight: 11 – 13 grams
• Wingspan: 21 – 23cm

You can find pine warblers in most of Florida year round as it is a permanent residence of theirs.

Pine warblers are recognised by their yellow and gray plumage with their head and chest mostly yellow and their wings and back a gray color. Females are mostly gray in color.

These warblers can be found around pine forests or in deciduous woods that have pine trees within. They may also visit feeders if the grub within is to their liking.

Pine warblers tend to eat millet, cracked corn, sunflower seed, peanuts, suet from elevated feeders or smaller fruits and berries from bushes.

As for how long a pin warbler tends to live for, it’s estimated to be around 6 years in the wild.

4. Yellow Rumped Warbler (Setophaga Coronata)

• Size: 12 – 14cm
• Weight: 12 – 13 grams
• Wingspan: 19 – 23cm

Yellow rumped warblers can be found in Florida when they aren’t breeding. This will often be around the fall and winter where they will stay in the state between September and March. 

These warblers are recognised by their gray and black wings, tail, back and head with a black mask like stroke across the eye, with yellow elements on the upper end of the wing, on the top and around the upper breast area. Females tend to be a  gray/brown color whilst males are a little more vibrant.

Yellow rumped warblers are often found around coniferous forests, especially during the breeding season whilst in winter they can be found in open areas with fruiting shrubs.

As for what they eat, it includes insects and berries where the insects are caterpillars, wasps, grasshoppers, gnats, aphids, beetles, spiders with the berries including bayberry, juniper, wax myrtle, poison ivy, and others.

Warblers are known to live upto 10 years in the wild.

5. Yellow Breasted Chat (Icteria Virens)

• Size: 17 – 19cm
• Weight: 20 – 34 grams
• Wingspan: 23 – 27cm

These yellow breasted chats can be found in Florida, particularly on the northern sector of the state when breeding. This appears to be from April – May.

Yellow breasted chats are recognised by their gray/greenish back, wings and forehead, bright yellow chest and white/grayish underside of their lower half.

These avians like to spend the majority of their time within thickets among other dense grassy environments where bushes, shrubs and clearcuts are present.

As for the type of food these yellow breasted avians eat, they include small insects like bees, wasps, mayflies, grasshoppers, katydids, caterpillars, spiders among others small variants along with the smaller fruits and berries.

Yellow breasted chats also tend to live for around 5 – 8 years in the wild.

6. Cedar Waxing (Bombycilla Cedrorum)

• Size: 15 – 18cm
• Weight: 25 – 35 grams
• Wingspan: 22 – 30cm

Cedar waxwings are in Florida when they aren’t breeding. This will often be between the fall and winter months.

They’re recognised by their plumage that have elements of yellow across their body which can be found on their tail and breast with the remainder of their body a gradient brownish/gray color, a mask shaped black element on their face and a red strip on their wings. Females look very similar to males with the main tell tail difference being darker coloration on the males chin.

Cedar waxwing can be found around open woodlands, fruiting trees, forest edges, streamsides, overgrown fields, edges of swamps, suburban yards and orchards. In the winter months they can sometimes be seen spending their time in towns.

These avians are known to mostly eat fruits and berries with the ones they feed on most often being juniper, dogwood, and wild cherries. They also drink the juices from flowers and eat a variety of small insects like beetles, ants, caterpillars etc.

As for their lifespan, they are often known to live for 8 years in wild.

7. Kirtland’s Warbler (Setophaga Kirtlandii)

• Size: 14 – 15cm
• Weight: 12 – 16 grams
• Wingspan: 18 – 20cm

Kirtland’s warblers will make their migration path through Florida so you’ll likely see them leaving around fall or making their way towards a breeding ground around spring.

These warblers are recognised by their yellow, gray and black plumage where their belly and breast is a yellow color, their back and wings gray, with black spots across the side of their body. Females have a similar color scheme but are duller overall.

Kirtland’s warblers can be spotted in areas that have young jack pine forests, where it would prefer the environment to be extremely dense and 300 – 400 acres in size.

As for what these warblers eat, it includes fruits, berries, insects and sometimes even flower nectar.

These warblers are known to live for around around 5 – 6 years on average whilst some have reportedly lived for 9 years.

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