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Blue-winged Warbler
Vermivora cyanoptera
Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of North America.
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The Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) is a member of the Parulidae family found in North America. Adults weigh 8.9 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Parulidae New World Warblers
- Genus Vermivora
- Species cyanoptera
Quick facts
- Weight
- 8.9 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Parulidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Blue-winged Warbler is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense scrub and shrubland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Blue-winged Warbler is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
The Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) is a member of the Parulidae family, within the order Passeriformes. It is found across North America. Its distribution covers NA c, ne USA and s Canada.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 8.9 g, with a wing length of about 5.8 cm and a tail of around 4.3 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 1.5 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Blue-winged Warbler?
The Blue-winged Warbler is a very small bird that weighs around 8.9 g.
Where does the Blue-winged Warbler live?
The Blue-winged Warbler is found across North America with a range covering NA c, ne USA and s Canada, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Blue-winged Warbler belong to?
The Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) belongs to the Parulidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Blue-winged Warbler eat?
The Blue-winged Warbler is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Blue-winged Warbler migrate?
The Blue-winged Warbler is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
Is the Blue-winged Warbler endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Blue-winged Warbler make?
1 real field recording of the Blue-winged Warbler — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Blue-winged Warbler's range?
The Blue-winged Warbler has a mapped global range of about 1.5 million km².
Conservation
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