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Hermit warbler

Setophaga occidentalis (J. K. Townsend, 1837)

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The hermit warbler (Setophaga occidentalis) is a species in the family Parulidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 10.3 g to 10.4 g and live up to 9.1 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Hermit warbler (Setophaga occidentalis)
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Quick facts about the hermit warbler

Weight
10.4 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
9.1 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
4src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
12 monthssrc for Age at maturity
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 hermit warbler live?

Not recorded

What is the hermit warbler?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The hermit warbler (Setophaga occidentalis) is a small perching bird. It is a species of New World warbler or wood-warbler. They are a migratory bird, the breeding range spanning the majority of the west coast of the United States. Their winter range includes parts of Mexico and Central America as well as parts of the southern California coast.

From the Wikipedia article “Hermit warbler” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hermit_warbler&oldid=1382614626), 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 hermit warbler endangered?

The hermit 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 hermit warbler classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyParulidae
  6. genusSetophaga
  7. SpeciesSetophaga occidentalis (J. K. Townsend, 1837)

Synonyms Dendroica occidentalis, Sylvia occidentalis

Other names and names in other languages (33)
  • Western warblerEnglish
  • الناسك الدخلهEgyptian Arabic
  • bosquerola de HermitCatalan
  • lesňáček žlutohlavýCzech
  • Telor swilWelsh
  • Gyldenhovedet SangerDanish
  • EinsiedelwaldsängerGerman
  • ermita parulioEsperanto
  • Okcidenta parulioEsperanto
  • Reinita cabecigualdaSpanish
  • Chipe cabeza amarillaSpanish
  • laanesäälikEstonian
  • سسک غربیPersian
  • kaliforniankerttuliFinnish
  • Paruline à tête jauneFrench
  • zlatnolica sjeničicaCroatian
  • Parula eremitaItalian
  • キガシラアメリカムシクイJapanese
  • geltongalvis krūminukasLithuanian
  • vientuļais ķauķisLatvian
  • Yaayááhalzhiin bitsiiʼ łitsooígííNavajo
  • HeremietzangerDutch
  • barnålparulaNorwegian
  • lasówka żółtogłowaPolish
  • mariquita-eremitaPortuguese
  • Желтоголовая древесницаRussian
  • Желтоголовый лесной певунRussian
  • horárik pustovníckySlovak
  • eremitskogssångareSwedish
  • Çekingen ÖtleğenTurkish
  • пісняр-лісовик жовтоголовийUkrainian
  • 隱士林鶯Chinese
  • 黄脸林莺Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the hermit 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 hermit warbler?

An adult hermit warbler weighs 10.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the hermit warbler endangered?

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

How long does the hermit warbler live?

The hermit warbler has a recorded lifespan of 9.1 years.

What kind of animal is the hermit warbler?

The hermit warbler (Setophaga occidentalis) belongs to the family Parulidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Hermit warbler (Setophaga occidentalis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/hermit-warbler

MLA

“Hermit warbler (Setophaga occidentalis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/hermit-warbler.

BibTeX
@misc{hermit_warbler_2026,
  title = {Hermit warbler (Setophaga occidentalis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/hermit-warbler},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}