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Mountain yellow warbler

Iduna similis (Richmond, 1897)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The mountain yellow warbler (Iduna similis) is a species in the family Acrocephalidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 10.9 g to 11.3 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Mountain yellow warbler (Iduna similis)
Photo: Francesco Veronesi · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the mountain yellow warbler

Weight
10.9 g – 11.3 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
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
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the mountain yellow warbler live?

Not recorded

What is the mountain yellow warbler?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Mountain yellow warbler (Iduna similis) is a medium sized bird with a mix of olive and yellow coloration. This bird is native to the eastern Afromontane. It normally feeds on flies but sometimes on remaining crops from harvests. An easy way to recognize this bird is with its whistle-tone vocalizations. The Mountain yellow warbler has a conservation status of Least Concern. This bird is a species of Acrocephalidae warbler; formerly, these were placed in the paraphyletic "Old World warblers".

From the Wikipedia article “Mountain yellow warbler” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mountain_yellow_warbler&oldid=1347254379), 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 mountain yellow warbler endangered?

The mountain yellow 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 mountain yellow warbler classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyAcrocephalidae
  6. genusIduna
  7. SpeciesIduna similis (Richmond, 1897)

Synonyms Chloropeta kenya, Chloropeta natalensis schubotzi, Chloropeta schubotzi, Chloropeta similis

Other names and names in other languages (37)
  • Mountain flycatcher-warblerEnglish
  • Mountain yellow-warblerEnglish
  • MYWAEnglish
  • Планински присмехулникBulgarian
  • busqueta groga de muntanyaCatalan
  • sedmihlásek horskýCzech
  • BjerggulbugDanish
  • BergspötterGerman
  • BambusrohrsängerGerman
  • monta hipolaoEsperanto
  • Reinita montanaSpanish
  • Zarcero montanoSpanish
  • vuorikeltakerttuFinnish
  • Iduna de montagneFrench
  • Chloropète de montagneFrench
  • Fauvette jaune de montagneFrench
  • Hypolaïs de montagneFrench
  • planinski voljićCroatian
  • bambusz nádiposzátaHungarian
  • Cloropeta montanaItalian
  • ヤマキイロムシクイJapanese
  • kalninė geltonoji nendrinukėLithuanian
  • планинско жолто гушанчеMacedonian
  • BamboerietzangerDutch
  • fjellklorsangerNorwegian
  • zaganiacz górskiPolish
  • felosa-amarelaPortuguese
  • felosa-amarela-da-montanhaPortuguese
  • Бамбуковая бормотушкаRussian
  • Бамбуковая желтобрюхая камышевкаRussian
  • Бамбуковая желтобрюхая камышовкаRussian
  • sedmohlások bambusovýSlovak
  • berggulsångareSwedish
  • Sarı Dağ MukallitiTurkish
  • жовтовик гірськийUkrainian
  • 山捕蝇莺Chinese
  • 山黃捕蠅鶯Chinese

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Relatives of the mountain yellow warbler

Other species in the same genus Iduna.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the mountain yellow warbler?

An adult mountain yellow warbler weighs 10.9 g – 11.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the mountain yellow warbler endangered?

The mountain yellow 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 mountain yellow warbler?

The mountain yellow warbler (Iduna similis) belongs to the family Acrocephalidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Mountain yellow warbler (Iduna similis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/mountain-yellow-warbler

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BibTeX
@misc{mountain_yellow_warbler_2026,
  title = {Mountain yellow warbler (Iduna similis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mountain-yellow-warbler},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}