Mangrove warbler
Setophaga petechia (Linnaeus, 1766)
The mangrove warbler (Setophaga petechia) is a species in the family Parulidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 10 g to 10.2 g and live up to 8.92 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the mangrove warbler
- Weight
- 10 g – 10.2 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 8.92 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 10.9 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- shrublandsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 11 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4.41 – 4.5src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 12 monthssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1.08src 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 mangrove warbler
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Where does the mangrove warbler live?
Not recorded
What is the mangrove warbler?
The mangrove warbler or mangrove yellow warbler (Setophaga petechia) is a New World warbler species. It a small bright yellow bird that is found in mangroves on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the tropical Americas. It is also present in the Caribbean and on the Galápagos Islands. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the migratory American yellow warbler (Setophaga aestiva).
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Is the mangrove warbler endangered?
The mangrove warbler is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- 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 Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the mangrove warbler classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyParulidae
- genusSetophaga
- SpeciesSetophaga petechia (Linnaeus, 1766)
Synonyms Dendroica petechia, Motacilla leucurus, Motacilla petechia, Sylvicola petechia
Other names and names in other languages (75)
- American yellow warblerEnglish
- Banana birdEnglish
- CanaryEnglish
- Golden warblerEnglish
- GoldfinchEnglish
- Lesser Antillean golden warblerEnglish
- Mangrove yellow warblerEnglish
- Yellow warblerEnglish
- Yellow warbler (golden)English
- Yellow warbler (mangrove)English
- هازجة صفراءArabic
- bosquerola dels manglarsCatalan
- lesňáček žlutýCzech
- Telor melynWelsh
- Gul SangerDanish
- Gylden SangerDanish
- GoldwaldsängerGerman
- Gelber WaldsängerGerman
- Gold-WaldsängerGerman
- MangrovewaldsängerGerman
- Κίτρινη ΠάρουλαGreek
- mangrova parulioEsperanto
- Chipe amarilloSpanish
- Canario de ManglarSpanish
- Canario de mangleSpanish
- Canario de ManglesSpanish
- Chipe MangleroSpanish
- Reinita amarillaSpanish
- Reinita de manglarSpanish
- Reinita doradaSpanish
- koldsäälikEstonian
- keltakerttuliFinnish
- Paruline des mangrovesFrench
- Paruline jauneFrench
- Ceolaire BuíIrish
- Didinegcf
- Ti JònHaitian Creole
- סבכון צהובHebrew
- žuta sjeničicaCroatian
- sárga lombjáróHungarian
- GulskríkjaIcelandic
- Parula giallaItalian
- Dendroica giallaItalian
- キイロアメリカムシクイJapanese
- Geltonoji medlaipaLithuanian
- geltonasis krūminukasLithuanian
- dzeltenais ķauķisLatvian
- gulparulaNorwegian Bokmål
- Gele zangerDutch
- MangrovezangerDutch
- mangroveparulaNorwegian
- Ozaawibineshiinzh (kiishkaatikopineshiinsh)Ojibwa
- BibituPapiamento
- Chibichibi HelPapiamento
- Para di MisaPapiamento
- Parha di MisaPapiamento
- lasówka złotawaPolish
- mariquita-do-manguePortuguese
- mariquita-amarelaPortuguese
- mariquita-dos-mangaisPortuguese
- Жёлтая древесницаRussian
- Мангровая древесницаRussian
- Золотистый лесной певунRussian
- FiskesvizarašNorthern Sami
- horárik zlatýSlovak
- zlati gozdičarSlovenian
- Žuta cvrkutarkaSerbian
- Gul skogssångareSwedish
- mangroveskogssångareSwedish
- Sarı ÖtleğenTurkish
- пісняр-лісовик золотистийUkrainian
- Heêle zangerZeelandic
- 黄林莺Chinese
- 北美黃林鶯Chinese
- 紅樹林黃色林鶯〔黃色林鶯〕Chinese
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Relatives of the mangrove warbler
Other species in the same genus Setophaga.
Yellow-rumped warbler
Setophaga coronata
American redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Blackpoll warbler
Setophaga striata
Magnolia warbler
Setophaga magnolia
Northern parula
Setophaga americana
Cape may warbler
Setophaga tigrina
CompareMangrove warbler vs Yellow-rumped warblerMangrove warbler vs American redstartMangrove warbler vs Blackpoll warblerMangrove warbler vs Magnolia warbler
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the mangrove warbler?
An adult mangrove warbler weighs 10 g – 10.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the mangrove warbler endangered?
The mangrove warbler is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long does the mangrove warbler live?
The mangrove warbler has a recorded lifespan of 8.92 years.
What kind of animal is the mangrove warbler?
The mangrove warbler (Setophaga petechia) belongs to the family Parulidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
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