Yellow Birds in Illinois

The yellow birds of Illinois are mainly warblers, tanagers, and orioles. The eastern meadowlark is a medium-sized bird with a bright yellow breast. The American goldfinch is a small yellow and black bird found throughout the state. A yellow bird commonly found in the northern coniferous forests is the evening grosbeak, while the prothonotary warbler is more likely to be spotted in southern Illinois.

List of Yellow Birds of Illinois

• American Goldfinch
• American Redstart (Female)
• American Yellow Warbler
• Baltimore Oriole (Female)
• Black-throated Green Warbler
• Blue-winged Warbler
• Canada Warbler
• Cape May Warbler
• Cedar Waxwing
• Common Yellowthroat
• Dickcissel
• Eastern Meadowlark
• Evening Grosbeak
• Great Crested Flycatcher
• Hooded Warbler
• Kentucky Warbler
• Magnolia Warbler
• Mourning Warbler
• Myrtle Warbler
• Nashville Warbler
• Northern Flicker
• Northern Parula
• Orange-crowned Warbler
• Orchard Oriole (Female)
• Palm Warbler
• Pine Warbler
• Pine Siskin
• Prairie Warbler
• Prothonotary Warbler
• Scarlet Tanager (Female)
• Summer Tanager (Female)
• Western Kingbird
• Western Meadowlark
• White-eyed Vireo
• Wilson’s Warbler
• Yellow Warbler
• Yellow-breasted Chat
• Yellow-headed Blackbird
• Yellow-rumped Warbler
• Yellow-throated Vireo
• Yellow-throated Warbler