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Golden-winged Warbler
Vermivora chrysoptera
Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of North America.
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The Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) is a member of the Parulidae family found in North America. Adults weigh 8.7 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 Vermivora
- Species chrysoptera
Quick facts
- Weight
- 8.7 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Parulidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Golden-winged Warbler is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open scrub and shrubland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Golden-winged Warbler is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
The Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) belongs to the Parulidae family of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across North America. Its distribution covers NA nc, ne USA and se Canada.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 8.7 g, with a wing length of about 6.1 cm and a tail of around 4.5 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 946,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Golden-winged Warbler?
The Golden-winged Warbler is a very small bird that weighs around 8.7 g.
Where does the Golden-winged Warbler live?
The Golden-winged Warbler is found across North America with a range covering NA nc, ne USA and se Canada, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Golden-winged Warbler belong to?
The Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) belongs to the Parulidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Golden-winged Warbler eat?
The Golden-winged Warbler is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Golden-winged Warbler migrate?
The Golden-winged Warbler is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
Is the Golden-winged 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 Golden-winged Warbler make?
1 real field recording of the Golden-winged Warbler — including its alarm call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Golden-winged Warbler's range?
The Golden-winged Warbler has a mapped global range of about 946,000 km².
Conservation
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