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Bay-breasted warbler

Setophaga castanea (A. Wilson, 1810)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The bay-breasted warbler (Setophaga castanea) is a species in the family Parulidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 11.6 g to 13 g and live up to 4.9 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Bay-breasted warbler (Setophaga castanea)
Photo: Mdf · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the bay-breasted warbler

Weight
11.6 g – 13 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
4.9 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
4.92 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
12 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
4.5 – 4.75src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Photos of the bay-breasted warbler

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Bay-breasted warbler (Setophaga castanea)
Rhododendrites · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the bay-breasted warbler live?

Not recorded

What is the bay-breasted warbler?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The bay-breasted warbler (Setophaga castanea) is a small species of songbird in the New World warbler family, Parulidae. It is one of 35 species in the diverse genus Setophaga. Like all songbirds, or passerines, the species is classified in the order Passeriformes.

From the Wikipedia article “Bay-breasted warbler” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bay-breasted_warbler&oldid=1380655025), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the bay-breasted warbler endangered?

The bay-breasted warbler is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. 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 bay-breasted warbler classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyParulidae
  6. genusSetophaga
  7. SpeciesSetophaga castanea (A. Wilson, 1810)

Synonyms Dendroica castanea, Sylvia castanea

Other names and names in other languages (50)
  • Autumnal warblerEnglish
  • هازجة كستنائية الصدرArabic
  • bosquerola castanyaCatalan
  • lesňáček kaštanovýCzech
  • lesňáček kaštanovoprsýCzech
  • telor bronwinauWelsh
  • Brunbrystet SangerDanish
  • BraunbrustwaldsängerGerman
  • Braunbrust-WaldsängerGerman
  • Braunkehl-WaldsängerGerman
  • Καστανόλαιμη ΠάρουλαGreek
  • Kaŝtana parulioEsperanto
  • kaŝtanbrusta parulioEsperanto
  • Chipe castañoSpanish
  • Cigüita CastañaSpanish
  • Reinita castañaSpanish
  • reinita pechicastañaSpanish
  • ruskesäälikEstonian
  • rusorintakerttuliFinnish
  • Paruline à poitrine baieFrench
  • Ceolaire broinndonnIrish
  • Ti Tchit fal mawonHaitian Creole
  • סבכון חום-ראשHebrew
  • kestenjastoprsa sjeničicaCroatian
  • rozsdás lombjáróHungarian
  • HnotskríkjaIcelandic
  • Dendroica pettocastanoItalian
  • クリイロアメリカムシクイJapanese
  • Rudoji medlaipaLithuanian
  • rudakrūtis krūminukasLithuanian
  • bērkrūšu ķauķisLatvian
  • Tsinlátah yádíłtihii bitéél dibéłchíʼígííNavajo
  • KastanjezangerDutch
  • kastanjeparulaNorwegian
  • Chipe Barica CastañoPapiamento
  • Chipe Barika KastañoPapiamento
  • lasówka kasztanowataPolish
  • mariquita-castanhaPortuguese
  • mariquita-de-peito-baioPortuguese
  • mariquita-de-peito-castanhoPortuguese
  • Каштановая древесницаRussian
  • Каштановый лесной певунRussian
  • horárik smrekovýSlovak
  • kostanjevi gozdičarSlovenian
  • Kestenjasta cvrkutarkaSerbian
  • brunbröstad skogssångareSwedish
  • Kestane Gerdanlı ÖtleğenTurkish
  • пісняр-лісовик каштановийUkrainian
  • 栗胸林莺Chinese
  • 栗胸林鶯Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the bay-breasted warbler

Other species in the same genus Setophaga.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the bay-breasted warbler?

An adult bay-breasted warbler weighs 11.6 g – 13 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the bay-breasted warbler endangered?

The bay-breasted warbler is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the bay-breasted warbler live?

The bay-breasted warbler has a recorded lifespan of 4.9 years.

What kind of animal is the bay-breasted warbler?

The bay-breasted warbler (Setophaga castanea) belongs to the family Parulidae in the order Passeriformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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BibTeX
@misc{bay_breasted_warbler_2026,
  title = {Bay-breasted warbler (Setophaga castanea)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bay-breasted-warbler},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}