▁of ▁the ▁wh ist ling ▁war b ler ▁have ▁stated ▁that ▁they ▁have ▁a ▁medium - b rown ▁pl um age . ▁A ▁bright ▁white ▁ring ▁surr ounds ▁the ▁eye , ▁with ▁a ▁ha zel ▁ir is . ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁an ▁off - white ▁color ▁on ▁a ▁minor ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁ch in ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁ends ▁of ▁fe athers ▁on ▁the ▁upper ▁thro at . ▁The ▁breast ▁has ▁a ▁black ▁and ▁white ▁stri pped - like ▁pattern , ▁with ▁the ▁black ▁between ▁two ▁white ▁bands . ▁The ▁unders ide ▁of ▁the ▁tail ▁goes ▁from ▁a ▁black ish ▁ash ▁gray ▁to ▁an ▁off - white . ▁The ▁tail ' s ▁two ▁dist al ▁fe athers ▁have ▁a ▁white ▁triangle ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁them . ▁The ▁t ars us ▁and ▁to es ▁are ▁a ▁light ▁orange ▁color , ▁and ▁they ▁also ▁have ▁a ▁small ▁man ub rium - st ern um ▁bridge . ▁Fem ales ▁have ▁the ▁same ▁pl um age . ▁ ▁Wh ist ling ▁war bl ers ' ▁length ▁ranges ▁from ▁ 5 ▁ ½ ▁inches ▁to ▁ 5 ▁ ¾ ▁inches . ▁Their ▁wings ▁are ▁ 2 ▁ ¾ ▁in , ▁tail ▁is ▁ 2 ▁ ½ ▁in , ▁t ars us ▁is ▁ 7 / 8 ▁in , ▁and ▁wings pan ▁is ▁ 8 ▁ ½ ▁inches ▁in ▁length . ▁ ▁The ▁imm ature ▁wh ist ling ▁war b ler ▁has ▁black ▁fe athers ▁emer ging ▁on ▁the ▁crown ▁and ▁has ▁the ▁same ▁appearance ▁of ▁the ▁tail '