Arrowhead warbler
Setophaga pharetra (Gosse, 1847)
The arrowhead warbler (Setophaga pharetra) is a species in the family Parulidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 9.9 g to 10.3 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the arrowhead warbler
- Weight
- 9.9 g – 10.3 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2.8src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the arrowhead warbler live?
Not recorded
What is the arrowhead warbler?
The arrowhead warbler (Setophaga pharetra) is a species of passerine bird in the family Parulidae, the New World warblers. It is endemic to Jamaica.
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Is the arrowhead warbler endangered?
The arrowhead warbler is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the arrowhead warbler classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyParulidae
- genusSetophaga
- SpeciesSetophaga pharetra (Gosse, 1847)
Synonyms Dendroica pharetra, Sylvicola pharetra
Other names and names in other languages (28)
- bosquerola de JamaicaCatalan
- lesňáček jamajskýCzech
- telor pennau saethauWelsh
- JamaicasangerDanish
- StrichelwaldsängerGerman
- jamajka parulioEsperanto
- Reinita jamaicanaSpanish
- jamaika säälikEstonian
- jamaikankerttuliFinnish
- Paruline de JamaïqueFrench
- jamajčka sjeničicaCroatian
- Parula sagittataItalian
- ヤジリアメリカムシクイJapanese
- Ants pickerJamaican Creole English
- raibasis krūminukasLithuanian
- JamaicazangerDutch
- pilparulaNorwegian
- lasówka jamajskaPolish
- mariquita-jamaicanaPortuguese
- mariquita-da-jamaicaPortuguese
- Пёстрая древесницаRussian
- Пёстрый лесной певунRussian
- horárik jamajskýSlovak
- jamaicaskogssångareSwedish
- Jamaika ÖtleğeniTurkish
- пісняр-лісовик ямайськийUkrainian
- 尖头林莺Chinese
- 箭頭林鶯Chinese
Relatives of the arrowhead warbler
Other species in the same genus Setophaga.
Mangrove warbler
Setophaga petechia
Yellow-rumped warbler
Setophaga coronata
American redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Blackpoll warbler
Setophaga striata
Magnolia warbler
Setophaga magnolia
Northern parula
Setophaga americana
CompareArrowhead warbler vs Mangrove warblerArrowhead warbler vs Yellow-rumped warblerArrowhead warbler vs American redstartArrowhead warbler vs Blackpoll warbler
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the arrowhead warbler?
An adult arrowhead warbler weighs 9.9 g – 10.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the arrowhead warbler endangered?
The arrowhead warbler is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the arrowhead warbler?
The arrowhead warbler (Setophaga pharetra) belongs to the family Parulidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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