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Red-faced Warbler
Cardellina rubrifrons
Red-faced Warbler (Cardellina rubrifrons) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of North America.
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The Red-faced Warbler (Cardellina rubrifrons) is a member of the Parulidae family found in Central America & Caribbean and North America. Adults weigh 8.1 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 Cardellina
- Species rubrifrons
Quick facts
- Weight
- 8.1 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Parulidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Red-faced Warbler is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Red-faced Warbler is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
The Red-faced Warbler (Cardellina rubrifrons) is a species of bird in the Parulidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across Central America & Caribbean and North America. Its distribution covers NA, MA sw USA and nw Mexico.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 8.1 g, with a wing length of about 6.8 cm and a tail of around 6.1 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 393,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Red-faced Warbler?
The Red-faced Warbler is a very small bird that weighs around 8.1 g.
Where does the Red-faced Warbler live?
The Red-faced Warbler is found across Central America & Caribbean and North America with a range covering NA, MA sw USA and nw Mexico, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Red-faced Warbler belong to?
The Red-faced Warbler (Cardellina rubrifrons) belongs to the Parulidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Red-faced Warbler eat?
The Red-faced Warbler is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Red-faced Warbler migrate?
The Red-faced Warbler is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
Is the Red-faced 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 Red-faced Warbler make?
1 real field recording of the Red-faced 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 Red-faced Warbler's range?
The Red-faced Warbler has a mapped global range of about 393,000 km².
Conservation
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