Blackburnian warbler
Setophaga fusca (P. L. S. Müller, 1776)
The blackburnian warbler (Setophaga fusca) is a species in the family Parulidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 9.5 g to 10.2 g and live up to 8.2 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the blackburnian warbler
- Weight
- 9.5 g – 10.2 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 8.2 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 11.3 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 11.9 monthssrc for Age at maturity
- 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 blackburnian warbler
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Where does the blackburnian warbler live?
Not recorded
What is the blackburnian warbler?
The Blackburnian warbler (Setophaga fusca) is a small New World warbler. They breed in eastern North America, from southern Canada, westwards to the southern Canadian Prairies, the Great Lakes region and New England, to North Carolina. They are migratory, wintering in southern Central America and South America, and are very rare vagrants to western Europe. The common name honors the English botanist Anna Blackburne.
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Is the blackburnian warbler endangered?
The blackburnian 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 blackburnian warbler classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyParulidae
- genusSetophaga
- SpeciesSetophaga fusca (P. L. S. Müller, 1776)
Synonyms Dendroica blackburniae, Dendroica fusca, Motacilla blackburniae, Motacilla fusca, Setophaga blackburniae, Sylvia autumnalis, Sylvia parus, Sylvicola blackburniae
Other names and names in other languages (58)
- FirethroatEnglish
- Hemlock warblerEnglish
- TorchbirdEnglish
- Оранжевогуша дървесницаBulgarian
- Bosquerola foscaCatalan
- bosquerola de gola carbassaCatalan
- ᎦᏅᎩCherokee
- lesňáček stromovýCzech
- lesňáček jedlovcovýCzech
- telor BlackburnWelsh
- IldsangerDanish
- FichtenwaldsängerGerman
- Πορτοκαλόμαυρη ΠάρουλαGreek
- oranĝgorĝa parulioEsperanto
- Reinita gorjinaranjaSpanish
- Chipe garganta naranjaSpanish
- Cigüita del FríoSpanish
- Reinita de fuegoSpanish
- Reinita de pecho naranjaSpanish
- Reinita gorginaranjaSpanish
- tulikurk-säälikEstonian
- tulikurkkukerttuliFinnish
- Øsgulur ljómariFaroese
- Paruline à gorge orangéeFrench
- Ceolaire crainnIrish
- Kiaulleyder BlackburneScottish Gaelic
- Ti Tchit flanbwayanHaitian Creole
- סבכון כתום-גרוןHebrew
- narančastogrla sjeničicaCroatian
- narancstorkú lombjáróHungarian
- GlóskríkjaIcelandic
- Dendroica foscaItalian
- Dendroica di BlackburnItalian
- parula di BlackburnItalian
- キマユアメリカムシクイJapanese
- kimayuamerikamushikuiJapanese
- rusvasis krūminukasLithuanian
- Rusvagurklė medlaipaLithuanian
- oranžrīkles ķauķisLatvian
- Chʼótah yádíłtihiiNavajo
- SparrenzangerDutch
- OranjekeelzangerDutch
- hemlokkparulaNorwegian
- Chipe BlackburnPapiamento
- lasówka rudogardłaPolish
- mariquita-ardentePortuguese
- mariquita-papo-de-fogoPortuguese
- Еловая древесницаRussian
- Еловый лесной певунRussian
- DollačottavizarašNorthern Sami
- horárik jedľovcovýSlovak
- ognjeni gozdičarSlovenian
- Narandžastogrla cvrkutarkaSerbian
- orangestrupig skogssångareSwedish
- Turuncu Boğazlı ÖtleğenTurkish
- пісняр-лісовик рудоволийUkrainian
- 橙胸林莺Chinese
- 橙胸林鶯Chinese
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Relatives of the blackburnian 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
CompareBlackburnian warbler vs Mangrove warblerBlackburnian warbler vs Yellow-rumped warblerBlackburnian warbler vs American redstartBlackburnian warbler vs Blackpoll warbler
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the blackburnian warbler?
An adult blackburnian warbler weighs 9.5 g – 10.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the blackburnian warbler endangered?
The blackburnian warbler is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long does the blackburnian warbler live?
The blackburnian warbler has a recorded lifespan of 8.2 years.
What kind of animal is the blackburnian warbler?
The blackburnian warbler (Setophaga fusca) belongs to the family Parulidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
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