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Bay-breasted Warbler
Setophaga castanea
Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of North America.
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The Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea) is a member of the Parulidae family found in North America. Adults weigh 11.8 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 Setophaga
- Species castanea
Quick facts
- Weight
- 11.8 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Parulidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Bay-breasted 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 Bay-breasted Warbler is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
The Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea) belongs to the Parulidae family of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across North America. Its distribution covers NA s, se Canada and ne USA.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 11.8 g, with a wing length of about 7 cm and a tail of around 5.2 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 2.7 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Bay-breasted Warbler?
The Bay-breasted Warbler is a very small bird that weighs around 11.8 g.
Where does the Bay-breasted Warbler live?
The Bay-breasted Warbler is found across North America with a range covering NA s, se Canada and ne USA, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Bay-breasted Warbler belong to?
The Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea) belongs to the Parulidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Bay-breasted Warbler eat?
The Bay-breasted Warbler is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Bay-breasted Warbler migrate?
The Bay-breasted Warbler is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
Is the Bay-breasted 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 Bay-breasted Warbler make?
1 real field recording of the Bay-breasted Warbler — including its flight call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Bay-breasted Warbler's range?
The Bay-breasted Warbler has a mapped global range of about 2.7 million km².
Conservation
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