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Grey-and-gold warbler
Myiothlypis fraseri
The grey-and-gold warbler (Myiothlypis fraseri) is a species of bird in the family Parulidae, the New World warblers. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.
The grey-and-gold warbler is about 14 cm (5.5 in) long. Males weigh an average of 12 g (0.42 oz) and females average 12 g (0.42 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a lemon-yellow crown stripe with black borders, black lores, and a white streak above the lores on an otherwise blue-gray face. The center of their back is dull olive and the rest of their upperparts are blue-gray. Their wings and tail are blackish gray with blue-gray feather edges. Their chin is white and the rest of their underparts are yellow that is lightest on the undertail coverts. Subspecies M. f. ochraceicrista has an ochraceous-orange crown stripe and is otherwise like the nominate. Both subspecies have a brown iris, a black bill, and yellow-brown legs and feet.
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Data retrieved on September 27, 2026 at 4:21 PM