Blackpoll warbler
Setophaga striata (J. R. Forster, 1772)
The blackpoll warbler (Setophaga striata) is a species in the family Parulidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 11.8 g to 12.4 g and live up to 5 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.
Quick facts about the blackpoll warbler
- Weight
- 11.8 g – 12.4 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 5 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 8.1 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 11.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4.5src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 11.9 monthssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1.5src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Migratorysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the blackpoll warbler live?
Not recorded
What is the blackpoll warbler?
The blackpoll warbler (Setophaga striata) is a New World warbler. Breeding males are mostly black and white. They have a prominent black cap, white cheeks, and white wing bars. The blackpoll breeds in forests of northern North America, from Alaska throughout most of Canada, to the Adirondack Mountains of New York as well as New England in the Northeastern United States. They are a common migrant throughout much of North America. In fall, they fly south to the Greater Antilles and the northeastern coasts of South America in a non-stop long-distance migration over open water, averaging 2,500 km (1,600 mi), one of the longest-distance non-stop overwater flights ever recorded for a migratory songbird. Rare vagrants to western Europe, they are one of the more frequent transatlantic passerine wanderers.
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Is the blackpoll warbler endangered?
The blackpoll warbler is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.
- 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 Near Threatened species.
How is the blackpoll warbler classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyParulidae
- genusSetophaga
- SpeciesSetophaga striata (J. R. Forster, 1772)
Synonyms Alauda breviunguis, Dendroica striata, Dendroica striata lurida, Muscicapa striata
Other names and names in other languages (65)
- Black-poll warblerEnglish
- Black-polled warblerEnglish
- طائر الغابة المغردArabic
- Ивичеста дървесницаBulgarian
- bosquerola estriadaCatalan
- lesňáček černohlavýCzech
- Telor tinwenWelsh
- telor penddu AmericaWelsh
- Stribet SangerDanish
- KappenwaldsängerGerman
- StreifenwaldsängerGerman
- ΜελανοπάρουλαGreek
- stria parulioEsperanto
- Reinita estriadaSpanish
- Arañero estriadoSpanish
- Chipe Cabeza NegraSpanish
- Chipe gorra negraSpanish
- Cigüita Cabeza NegraSpanish
- Cigüita Casco PrietoSpanish
- Monjita americanaSpanish
- Reinita rayadaSpanish
- kuikaman'ayaaqCentral Yupik
- põhjasäälikEstonian
- چرخریسک سرسیاهPersian
- viirukerttuliFinnish
- SvartskallaljómariFaroese
- Paruline rayéeFrench
- Ceolaire cúldubhIrish
- Ceolaire dubhéadanachIrish
- Kiaulleyder doo-eddinaghScottish Gaelic
- Ti Tchit sèjanHaitian Creole
- סבכון פסיםHebrew
- crnoglava sjeničicaCroatian
- kucsmás lombjáróHungarian
- RákaskríkjaIcelandic
- Dendroica striataItalian
- ズグロアメリカムシクイJapanese
- dryžuotasis krūminukasLithuanian
- baltvaigu ķauķisLatvian
- ബ്ലാക്ക്പോൾ വാർബ്ലർMalayalam
- Tsinlátah yádíłtihii bitsiitʼáád diłhiłígííNavajo
- ZwartkopzangerDutch
- svarthetteparulaNorwegian
- Junokertuliolo
- Bara BoboPapiamento
- Chipe Pèchi PretoPapiamento
- Chipe Pèchi PretuPapiamento
- lasówka czarnogłowaPolish
- mariquita-estriadaPortuguese
- Mariquita-da-perna-claraPortuguese
- mariquita-de-perna-claraPortuguese
- mariquita-de-pernas-clarasPortuguese
- Пестрогрудая древесницаRussian
- Пестрогрудый лесной певунRussian
- ČarggesvizarašNorthern Sami
- horárik tajgovýSlovak
- čmoglavi gozdičarSlovenian
- Črnoglavi gozdičarSlovenian
- Prugasta cvrkutarkaSerbian
- vitkindad skogssångareSwedish
- Ak yanaklı ötleğenTurkish
- Kara Kırçıllı ÖtleğenTurkish
- пісняр-лісовик білощокийUkrainian
- 白颊林莺Chinese
- 黑頂白頰林鶯Chinese
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Relatives of the blackpoll warbler
Other species in the same genus Setophaga.
Mangrove warbler
Setophaga petechia
Yellow-rumped warbler
Setophaga coronata
American redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Magnolia warbler
Setophaga magnolia
Northern parula
Setophaga americana
Cape may warbler
Setophaga tigrina
CompareBlackpoll warbler vs Mangrove warblerBlackpoll warbler vs Yellow-rumped warblerBlackpoll warbler vs American redstartBlackpoll warbler vs Magnolia warbler
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the blackpoll warbler?
An adult blackpoll warbler weighs 11.8 g – 12.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the blackpoll warbler endangered?
The blackpoll warbler is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.
How long does the blackpoll warbler live?
The blackpoll warbler has a recorded lifespan of 5 years.
What kind of animal is the blackpoll warbler?
The blackpoll warbler (Setophaga striata) belongs to the family Parulidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
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