Photo: Dario Sanches from SÃO PAULO, BRASIL / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Golden-crowned Warbler
Basileuterus culicivorus
Golden-crowned Warbler (Basileuterus culicivorus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Central America & Caribbean.
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The Golden-crowned Warbler (Basileuterus culicivorus) is a member of the Parulidae family found in Central America & Caribbean and South America. Adults weigh 10.5 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 Basileuterus
- Species culicivorus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 10.5 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Parulidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Golden-crowned 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 Golden-crowned Warbler is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Golden-crowned Warbler (Basileuterus culicivorus) is a member of the Parulidae family, within the order Passeriformes. Its range spans Central America & Caribbean and South America. Its distribution covers MA, SA widespread.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 10.5 g, with a wing length of about 5.9 cm and a tail of around 5.4 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 523,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Golden-crowned Warbler?
The Golden-crowned Warbler is a very small bird that weighs around 10.5 g.
Where does the Golden-crowned Warbler live?
The Golden-crowned Warbler is found across Central America & Caribbean and South America with a range covering MA, SA widespread, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Golden-crowned Warbler belong to?
The Golden-crowned Warbler (Basileuterus culicivorus) belongs to the Parulidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Golden-crowned Warbler eat?
The Golden-crowned Warbler is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Golden-crowned Warbler migrate?
The Golden-crowned Warbler is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Golden-crowned 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 Golden-crowned Warbler make?
1 real field recording of the Golden-crowned Warbler — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Golden-crowned Warbler's range?
The Golden-crowned Warbler has a mapped global range of about 523,000 km².
Conservation
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