Photo: Félix Uribe from Rionegro, Antioquia, Colombia / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Buff-rumped Warbler
Myiothlypis fulvicauda
Buff-rumped Warbler (Myiothlypis fulvicauda) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Central America & Caribbean.
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The Buff-rumped Warbler (Myiothlypis fulvicauda) is a member of the Parulidae family found in Central America & Caribbean and South America. Adults weigh 14.9 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 Myiothlypis
- Species fulvicauda
Quick facts
- Weight
- 14.9 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Parulidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Buff-rumped Warbler is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it forages mainly on the ground.
Migration
The Buff-rumped Warbler is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Buff-rumped Warbler (Myiothlypis fulvicauda) belongs to the Parulidae family of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across Central America & Caribbean and South America. Its distribution covers MA, SA Honduras to n Bolivia.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 14.9 g, with a wing length of about 6.3 cm and a tail of around 5 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 2.5 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Buff-rumped Warbler?
The Buff-rumped Warbler is a very small bird that weighs around 14.9 g.
Where does the Buff-rumped Warbler live?
The Buff-rumped Warbler is found across Central America & Caribbean and South America with a range covering MA, SA Honduras to n Bolivia, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Buff-rumped Warbler belong to?
The Buff-rumped Warbler (Myiothlypis fulvicauda) belongs to the Parulidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Buff-rumped Warbler eat?
The Buff-rumped Warbler is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Buff-rumped Warbler migrate?
The Buff-rumped Warbler is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Buff-rumped 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 Buff-rumped Warbler make?
1 real field recording of the Buff-rumped 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 Buff-rumped Warbler's range?
The Buff-rumped Warbler has a mapped global range of about 2.5 million km².
Conservation
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