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Blackpoll Warbler
Setophaga striata
Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of North America.
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The Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) is a member of the Parulidae family found in North America. Adults weigh 11.8 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Close to qualifying for a threatened category in the near future.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Parulidae New World Warblers
- Genus Setophaga
- Species striata
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 Blackpoll 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 Blackpoll Warbler is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
The Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) belongs to the Parulidae family of the order Passeriformes. It is found across North America. Its distribution covers NA Alaska to e, se Canada and ne USA.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 11.8 g, with a wing length of about 7.4 cm and a tail of around 5 cm.
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened. That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 6.4 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Blackpoll Warbler?
The Blackpoll Warbler is a very small bird that weighs around 11.8 g.
Where does the Blackpoll Warbler live?
The Blackpoll Warbler is found across North America with a range covering NA Alaska to e, se Canada and ne USA, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Blackpoll Warbler belong to?
The Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) belongs to the Parulidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Blackpoll Warbler eat?
The Blackpoll Warbler is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Blackpoll Warbler migrate?
The Blackpoll Warbler is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
Is the Blackpoll Warbler endangered?
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
What sound does the Blackpoll Warbler make?
1 real field recording of the Blackpoll 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 Blackpoll Warbler's range?
The Blackpoll Warbler has a mapped global range of about 6.4 million km².
Conservation
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