Photo: John Benson from Madison WI / CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Nashville Warbler
Leiothlypis ruficapilla
Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of North America.
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The Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) is a member of the Parulidae family found in North America. Adults weigh 8.1 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 Leiothlypis
- Species ruficapilla
Quick facts
- Weight
- 8.1 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Parulidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Nashville Warbler is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Nashville Warbler is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
The Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) belongs to the Parulidae family of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans North America. Its distribution covers NA w, n.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 8.1 g, with a wing length of about 5.7 cm and a tail of around 4.2 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 2.8 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Nashville Warbler?
The Nashville Warbler is a very small bird that weighs around 8.1 g.
Where does the Nashville Warbler live?
The Nashville Warbler is found across North America with a range covering NA w, n, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Nashville Warbler belong to?
The Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) belongs to the Parulidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Nashville Warbler eat?
The Nashville Warbler is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Nashville Warbler migrate?
The Nashville Warbler is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
Is the Nashville 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 Nashville Warbler make?
1 real field recording of the Nashville 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 Nashville Warbler's range?
The Nashville Warbler has a mapped global range of about 2.8 million km².
Conservation
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