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Green-tailed warbler

Microligea palustris (Cory, 1884)

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The green-tailed warbler (Microligea palustris) is a species in the family Phaenicophilidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 12.8 g to 13.2 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Green-tailed warbler (Microligea palustris)
Photo: Ron Knight from Seaford, East Sussex, United Kingdom · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the green-tailed warbler

Weight
12.8 g – 13.2 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
7 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the green-tailed warbler live?

Not recorded

What is the green-tailed warbler?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The green-tailed warbler (Microligea palustris), also known as the green-tailed ground-tanager, is a species of bird of the family Phaenicophilidae, the Hispaniolan tanagers. It is endemic to the island of Hispaniola which is shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

From the Wikipedia article “Green-tailed warbler” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Green-tailed_warbler&oldid=1381427324), 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 green-tailed warbler endangered?

The green-tailed 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 green-tailed warbler classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPhaenicophilidae
  6. genusMicroligea
  7. SpeciesMicroligea palustris (Cory, 1884)

Synonyms Ligea palustris

Other names and names in other languages (40)
  • bosquerola cuaverdaCatalan
  • lesňáček zelenoocasýCzech
  • telor cynffonwyrddWelsh
  • GrønhaleDanish
  • GraubrustwaldsängerGerman
  • Graubrust-PalmtangareGerman
  • Graubrust-WaldsängerGerman
  • Verdavosta parulioEsperanto
  • verdavosta fenikofiloEsperanto
  • cigüita coliverdeSpanish
  • Cigüita Cola VerdeSpanish
  • Reinita coliverdeSpanish
  • Tangara Cola VerdeSpanish
  • rohesaba-säälikEstonian
  • haitinviherkerttuliFinnish
  • hispaniolanviherkerttuliFinnish
  • Ligéa aux yeux rougesFrench
  • Paruline aux yeux rougesFrench
  • Ti Chit LasèlHaitian Creole
  • hispaniolska tangaraCroatian
  • Parula codaverdeItalian
  • アカアメリカムシクイJapanese
  • dirvinis parulidasLithuanian
  • grønnhaleparulaNorwegian Bokmål
  • HaïtizangerDutch
  • grønnstjertparulaNorwegian
  • gąszczarkaPolish
  • mariquita-de-rabo-verdePortuguese
  • mariquita-de-cauda-verdePortuguese
  • quatro-olhos-de-rabo-verdePortuguese
  • Земляной певунRussian
  • Серогрудая эспаньолаRussian
  • nížinárka zelenochvostáSlovak
  • Zelenorepa cvrkutarkaSerbian
  • grönstjärtad sångtangaraSwedish
  • Yeşil Kuyruklu Ötleğen TangarasıTurkish
  • пісняр зеленохвостийUkrainian
  • пальмагра зеленохвостаUkrainian
  • 綠尾地鶯Chinese
  • 绿尾地唐纳雀Chinese

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Relatives of the green-tailed warbler

Other species in the same family Phaenicophilidae.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the green-tailed warbler?

An adult green-tailed warbler weighs 12.8 g – 13.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the green-tailed warbler endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the green-tailed warbler?

The green-tailed warbler (Microligea palustris) belongs to the family Phaenicophilidae in the order Passeriformes.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Green-tailed warbler (Microligea palustris). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/green-tailed-warbler

MLA

“Green-tailed warbler (Microligea palustris).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/green-tailed-warbler.

BibTeX
@misc{green_tailed_warbler_2026,
  title = {Green-tailed warbler (Microligea palustris)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/green-tailed-warbler},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}