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Cape may warbler

Setophaga tigrina (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The cape may warbler (Setophaga tigrina) is a species in the family Parulidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 10 g to 11.1 g and live up to 4.3 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Cape may warbler (Setophaga tigrina)
Photo: United States Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the cape may warbler

Weight
10 g – 11.1 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
4.3 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
4.34 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
6.25 – 6.5src 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

Where does the cape may warbler live?

Not recorded

What is the cape may warbler?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Cape May warbler (Setophaga tigrina) is a species of New World warbler. It breeds in northern North America. Its breeding range spans all but the westernmost parts of southern Canada, the Great Lakes region, and New England. It is migratory, wintering in the West Indies. This species is a very rare vagrant to western Europe, with two records in Britain as of October 2013. The English name refers to Cape May, New Jersey, where George Ord collected the specimen that was later described by Alexander Wilson.

From the Wikipedia article “Cape May warbler” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cape_May_warbler&oldid=1380657656), 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.

What does the cape may warbler sound like?

Jonathon Jongsma · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Is the cape may warbler endangered?

The cape may 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.

How is the cape may warbler classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyParulidae
  6. genusSetophaga
  7. SpeciesSetophaga tigrina (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)

Synonyms Dendroica tigrina, Motacilla tigrina, Sylvia maritima

Other names and names in other languages (53)
  • هازجة كيب مايArabic
  • Тигрова дървесницаBulgarian
  • bosquerola tigradaCatalan
  • lesňáček skvrnitýCzech
  • telor bronfrithWelsh
  • Brunkindet SangerDanish
  • TigerwaldsängerGerman
  • TigroparulioEsperanto
  • tigrostria parulioEsperanto
  • Chipe atigradoSpanish
  • Cigüita tigrinaSpanish
  • Reinita atigradaSpanish
  • Reinita tigreSpanish
  • reinita tigrinaSpanish
  • kuusesäälikEstonian
  • rusoposkikerttuliFinnish
  • Paruline tigréeFrench
  • Ceolaire uaine dústríocachIrish
  • Kiaulleyder Cape MayScottish Gaelic
  • Ti Tchit kou jònHaitian Creole
  • סבכון חום-לחיHebrew
  • riđolica sjeničicaCroatian
  • tigrislombjáróHungarian
  • FlóaskríkjaIcelandic
  • parula di Cape MayItalian
  • Dendroica di Cape MayItalian
  • Dendroica di Capo MayItalian
  • ホオアカアメリカムシクイJapanese
  • hooakaamerikamushikuiJapanese
  • Tigrinė medlaipaLithuanian
  • tigrinis krūminukasLithuanian
  • tīģerķauķisLatvian
  • Tsídiiłtsooí noodǫ́zígííNavajo
  • TijgerzangerDutch
  • brunkinnparulaNorwegian
  • Chipe Cabo MayPapiamento
  • Chipe Kabo MayPapiamento
  • lasówka rdzawolicaPolish
  • mariquita-tigrinaPortuguese
  • Mariquita do Cabo MayPortuguese
  • mariquita-do-cabo-mayPortuguese
  • mariquita-tigradaPortuguese
  • Тигровая древесницаRussian
  • Тигровый лесной певунRussian
  • RuvsoniervizarašNorthern Sami
  • horárik tigrovanýSlovak
  • tigrasti gozdičarSlovenian
  • Smeđolika cvrkutarkaSerbian
  • brunkindad skogssångareSwedish
  • Kaplan ÖtleğeniTurkish
  • пісняр-лісовик рудощокийUkrainian
  • 栗頰林鶯Chinese
  • 栗颊林莺Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the cape may 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 cape may warbler?

An adult cape may warbler weighs 10 g – 11.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the cape may warbler endangered?

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

How long does the cape may warbler live?

The cape may warbler has a recorded lifespan of 4.3 years.

What kind of animal is the cape may warbler?

The cape may warbler (Setophaga tigrina) belongs to the family Parulidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{cape_may_warbler_2026,
  title = {Cape may warbler (Setophaga tigrina)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cape-may-warbler},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}