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Chestnut-sided warbler

Setophaga pensylvanica (Linnaeus, 1766)

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The chestnut-sided warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) is a species in the family Parulidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 9.28 g to 9.73 g and live up to 6.92 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Chestnut-sided warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica)
Photo: Bettina Arrigoni · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the chestnut-sided warbler

Weight
9.28 g – 9.73 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
6.92 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
12.3 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
4src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
12 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 chestnut-sided warbler

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Chestnut-sided warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica)
Rhododendrites · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the chestnut-sided warbler live?

Not recorded

What is the chestnut-sided warbler?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The chestnut-sided warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) is a New World warbler. They breed in eastern North America and in southern Canada westwards to the Canadian Prairies. They also breed in the Great Lakes region and in the eastern United States.

From the Wikipedia article “Chestnut-sided warbler” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chestnut-sided_warbler&oldid=1380658519), 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 chestnut-sided warbler endangered?

The chestnut-sided 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 chestnut-sided warbler classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyParulidae
  6. genusSetophaga
  7. SpeciesSetophaga pensylvanica (Linnaeus, 1766)

Synonyms Dendroica pensylvanica, Motacilla icterocephala, Motacilla pensylvanica, Sylvia icterocephala, Sylvicola icterocephala

Other names and names in other languages (52)
  • Пенсилванска дървесницаBulgarian
  • bosquerola de flancs castanysCatalan
  • ᏚᏯCherokee
  • lesňáček rezavobokýCzech
  • lesňáček žlutotemennýCzech
  • telor ystlys winauWelsh
  • Brunsidet SangerDanish
  • GelbscheitelwaldsängerGerman
  • Gelbscheitel-WaldsängerGerman
  • Καστανόπλευρη ΠάρουλαGreek
  • kaŝtanflanka parulioEsperanto
  • Chipe flancos castañoSpanish
  • Chipe Flancos CastañosSpanish
  • Cigüita de Costados CastañosSpanish
  • Reinita de Costillas CastañasSpanish
  • Reinita de PensilvaniaSpanish
  • Reinita flanquicastañaSpanish
  • ruskkülg-säälikEstonian
  • rusokylkikerttuliFinnish
  • Huppareyður ljómariFaroese
  • Paruline à flancs marronFrench
  • Ceolaire sliosdonnIrish
  • Kiaulleyder lhiattee-ghoneScottish Gaelic
  • Ti Tchit kòt mawonHaitian Creole
  • סבכון צהוב-כיפהHebrew
  • kestenjastoboka sjeničicaCroatian
  • barkós lombjáróHungarian
  • SkógarskríkjaIcelandic
  • Dendroica fianchicastaniItalian
  • ワキチャアメリカムシクイJapanese
  • pensilvaninis krūminukasLithuanian
  • bērsānu ķauķisLatvian
  • Tsinlátah yádíłtihii bikʼiiz dibéłchíʼígííNavajo
  • RoestflankzangerDutch
  • brunsideparulaNorwegian
  • Chipe Flanco CastañoPapiamento
  • Chipe Banda Koló KastanõPapiamento
  • lasówka rdzawobocznaPolish
  • mariquita-de-peito-avelãPortuguese
  • mariquita-de-flancos-castanhosPortuguese
  • Рыжебокая древесницаRussian
  • Желтошапочный лесной певунRussian
  • RuškesiidovizarašNorthern Sami
  • horárik hnedobokýSlovak
  • brkati gozdičarSlovenian
  • Smeđoboka cvrkutarkaSerbian
  • brunsidig skogssångareSwedish
  • Sarı tepeli ötleğenTurkish
  • Kestane Omuzlu ÖtleğenTurkish
  • пісняр-лісовик рудобокийUkrainian
  • 栗胁林莺Chinese
  • 栗脇林鶯Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the chestnut-sided 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 chestnut-sided warbler?

An adult chestnut-sided warbler weighs 9.28 g – 9.73 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the chestnut-sided warbler endangered?

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

How long does the chestnut-sided warbler live?

The chestnut-sided warbler has a recorded lifespan of 6.92 years.

What kind of animal is the chestnut-sided warbler?

The chestnut-sided warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) belongs to the family Parulidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Chestnut-sided warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/chestnut-sided-warbler

MLA

“Chestnut-sided warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/chestnut-sided-warbler.

BibTeX
@misc{chestnut_sided_warbler_2026,
  title = {Chestnut-sided warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/chestnut-sided-warbler},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}