Photo: Amado Demesa from DF, México / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Red Warbler
Cardellina rubra
Red Warbler (Cardellina rubra) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Central America & Caribbean.
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The Red Warbler (Cardellina rubra) is a member of the Parulidae family found in Central America & Caribbean. 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 rubra
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 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 Red Warbler is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Red Warbler (Cardellina rubra) is a species of bird in the Parulidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It is found across Central America & Caribbean. Its distribution covers MA Mexico.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 8.1 g, with a wing length of about 6.1 cm and a tail of around 5.9 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 232,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Red Warbler?
The Red Warbler is a very small bird that weighs around 8.1 g.
Where does the Red Warbler live?
The Red Warbler is found across Central America & Caribbean with a range covering MA Mexico, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Red Warbler belong to?
The Red Warbler (Cardellina rubra) belongs to the Parulidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Red Warbler eat?
The Red Warbler is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Red Warbler migrate?
The Red Warbler is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Red 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 Warbler make?
1 real field recording of the Red 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 Warbler's range?
The Red Warbler has a mapped global range of about 232,000 km².
Conservation
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